The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules.)

These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 so as to—

(a) insert a new Rule 16 in Order 116 to take account of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (Enforcement of External Orders) Order 1995, which Order makes provision for the purpose of enabling the enforcement in the United Kingdom of certain types of external forfeiture or restraint orders made by a court in a designated country or territory;

(b) substitute a new Part II of Order 116 to take account of the lapsing of the confiscation provisions in the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 and the replacement of the Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (as amended) by the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. The new Part II provides for the procedure to be followed in applications to the High Court under the 1996 Order. The new Part II also takes account of any Order in Council made under section 9 of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990;

(c) make other minor amendments to Order 41.