# Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984, Rule 53: Definitions

Extent: N.I.

In these Rules the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:—
“debt proceedings” or “ejectment proceedings”, where necessary, include proceedings for the enforcement of orders made in such proceedings;
“formal order” refers to the document issued by the court and includes a decree, a dismiss, an order under Article 107 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and an attachment of earnings order under Article 99 of the said order;
“process” includes an application for a duplicate of an order, and (save as expressly accepted by Rules 58 and 60) an enforcement or committal process under Articles 106 to 110 of the said Order of 1981.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-53
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