# Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984, Rule 71: Order on written consent

Extent: N.I.

If a defendant in the presence of a solicitor or his apprentice or clerk has signed a document consenting to an order, other than a committal order, being made against him, the court may make such order with costs upon such proof of the defendant’s signature to the consent as the court may require.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-71
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