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The Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008

S.R. 2008/363 · Made 3 September 2008

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Magistrates’ Courts

Made 3rd September 2008

Coming into operation 1st October 2008

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 1981f1 and section 7 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act (Northern Ireland) 1968f2 after consultation with the Lord Chancellor and with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26): Article 13 was amended by paragraph 65 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4).

f2

1968 c. 10 (N.I.): section 7 was amended by rule 48 of S.R. 1979 No. 90.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1988
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2008.

2Amendment to the Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1988

In rule 5 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1988f1, for “section 2”, substitute “section 2 or 3”.

Signature

George Conner

P Kelly

John Rea

John P B Maxwell

Sean McCann

Dated 3rd September 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1988 so as provide that rule 5 refers to an order made under section 2 or 3 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act (Northern Ireland) 1968.