# The Magistrates' Courts (Human Rights Act 1998) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2000, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Rules.)
These Rules prescribe the procedure to be used
(a) in civil proceedings in a magistrates' court (rule 3);
(b) on appeal from a magistrates' court to a county court (rule 4),
in which Convention rights within the meaning of section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998, are relied upon.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/278/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-human-rights-act-1998-rules-northern-ireland-2000/note
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