Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 31st January 1999.

In these Rules, the “principal Rules” means the Magistrates' Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984^f1 and a reference to a Rule or Form by number means the Rule or Form so numbered in the principal Rules.