For the purposes of or in relation to any jurisdiction exercisable by magistrates' courts, any such rules as may be made with respect to such courts by virtue of section 21 (1) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954
There shall be a Rules Committee appointed by the
It is for the Rules Committee to make such rules as are referred to in paragraph (1) (which may be known as “magistrates' courts rules”).
For the purposes of paragraphs (3A) to (3D), “
in relation to magistrates' courts rules which deal (or would deal) with an excepted matter, the Lord Chancellor; and
otherwise, the Department of Justice;
and for the purposes of this paragraph “
After making magistrates' courts rules the Rules Committee must submit them to the relevant authority.
The relevant authority must, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, allow or disallow rules submitted to it.
Magistrates' courts rules have effect only if the relevant authority allows them.
If the relevant authority disallows rules submitted to it, it must give the Rules Committee written reasons why it has disallowed them.
Paragraph (3C) applies if the
The Rules Committee must make such magistrates' courts rules as it considers necessary to achieve the specified purpose.
Those rules must be—
made within a reasonable period after the
made in accordance with this Article.
The Rules Committee may regulate their own quorum and procedure and appoint such sub-committee as they think fit.
The chairman of the Rules Committee shall be such member of the committee
Where any enactment—
in force on 16th August 1964 (other than an enactment referred to in Article 15 (1)); or
passed after 6th July 1964 and which does not expressly provide otherwise;
requires or authorises the making of rules (including rules prescribing forms and costs) in relation to any proceeding or matter whatsoever in magistrates' courts, such rules shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Article and the provisions of any such enactment shall have effect accordingly.