# Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984, Rule 149D: Application for an abridgement of time

Extent: N.I.

(1) The period specified in Rule 149C(2) may be abridged at any time by the court on an application made in writing, specifying why the applicant is or was unable to make the application within that period.
(2) The application shall be served, by the applicant, on the clerk of petty sessions and on every other party to the proceedings.
(3) An application for an abridgement of time under this Rule shall be determined by a district judge (magistrates’ courts) without a hearing unless the district judge (magistrates’ courts) otherwise directs.
(4) Where the district judge (magistrates’ courts) abridges the period of 14 days under Rule 149C(2), he shall also specify the period within which any other party to the proceedings may give notice of opposition in writing under Rule 149C(3).
(5) The clerk of petty sessions shall notify all the parties of the district judge (magistrates’ courts) decision, and (as the case may be) the period specified by the district judge (magistrates’ courts) for the giving of notice of opposition in writing under Rule 149C(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/149D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-149D
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