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The Jury Trial (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

S.I. 1987/1283 · Made 21 July 1987

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SUPREME COURT OF NORTHERN IRELAND

PROCEDURE

Made 21st July 1987

Coming into force 1st August 1987

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of July 1987

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 62(6) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978f1 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1978 c. 23.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Jury Trial (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st August 1987.

2

In section 62(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (classes of action which, if any party to the action so requests, are to be tried with a jury) paragraph (e) (actions in which a claim is made in respect of injury or death) shall be omitted.

Signature

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 62(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 by deleting personal injury actions from the classes of High Court action which, if any party to the action so requests, are to be tried with a jury.