Introductory text

Magistrates’ Courts

Made 15th June 2011

Coming into operation 18th June 2011

The Magistrates’ Courts Rules Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^f1 and section 48 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982^f2, after consultation with the Department of Justice and with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26); Article 13 was amended by paragraph 133 of Schedule 18 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (2010 No..976) and paragraph 65 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4).
f2: 1982 c.27. Section 48 was amended by section 3 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to, the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c.12) and Article 4 and paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3929) and regulation 5 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) (Rules of Court) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1215). Regulation 7 of the 2011 Regulations applies section 48 to authentic instruments and court settlements.