{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997.json",
  "id": "nisr/1997/70",
  "title": "The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 1997",
  "short_title": "Rules of the Supreme Court 1997",
  "long_title": "These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 to take account of the coming into force of the Arbitration Act 1996. In particular the Rules—provide for the procedure contained in Order 56 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 to apply to appeals by way of case stated from the district judge in arbitrations under Article 30(4)(b) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980;provide for the bringing of applications and appeals under the Arbitration Act 1996.",
  "citation": "S.R. 1997/70",
  "type": "nisr",
  "year": "1997",
  "number": "70",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "1997-02-19",
  "revised": false,
  "valid_from": null,
  "extent": null,
  "unapplied_effects": 0,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/1",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/article-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/2",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Arrangement of Orders",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/article-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/3",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Service of process etc. outside of the jurisdiction",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/article-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/4",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": "Trials before Masters and Referees",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/article-4",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/5",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": "Appeals from arbitrations under section 30 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/article-5",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/6",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": "Appeals from arbitrations under section 30 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/article-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/7",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "7",
      "heading": "New Forms",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/article-7",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "signature",
      "kind": "signature",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Signature",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/signature",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": null,
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/schedule",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "note",
      "kind": "note",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Explanatory note",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/note",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "made_under": [
    {
      "id": "ukpga/1978/23",
      "title": "Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978",
      "provisions": [
        "section/55"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "changes_made_to": 0,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 2,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 0,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-1997/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/70",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:30:39.873404+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}