# Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996, Rule 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 4th November 1996.
(2) In these rules—
(a) “the Order” means the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 and any reference to an Article by number is a reference to that Article as numbered in the Order;
(aa) “the 1981 Order” means the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
(ab) “the Order of 1998” means the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;
(ac) “the Act of 2004” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004;
(b) “the Order Book” means the Order Book kept under Rule 19 of the Magistrates' Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984;
(bb) “a means of payment order” means an order made in exercise of the powers conferred on the court by Article 85(3) of the 1981 Order;
(c) any reference to a form is a reference to a form in Schedule 1 and includes a reference to a form to the same effect with such variations as the circumstances may require;
(d) “first class post” means first class post which has been pre-paid or in respect of which pre-payment is not required.
(3) The Magistrates' Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984 shall have effect subject to the provisions of these Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/324/rule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-domestic-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-1
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