The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 2003

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2003 No. 263

SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN IRELAND

PROCEDURE

The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 2003

Made

8th May 2003

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation

1st June 2003

We, the Northern Ireland Supreme Court Rules Committee, being the authority having for the time being power under section 55 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978(1) to make, amend or revoke rules regulating the practice and procedure of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland, hereby, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, exercise those powers as follows:–

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2003.

Adoption

2.  Subject to rule 3, the following provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980(2) are hereby revoked –

(a)Parts I to III and V of Order 84;

(b)Appendix F; and

(c)Appendix G.

Saving

3.  The provisions referred to in rule 2 shall continue to apply –

(a)with any necessary modifications, to proceedings under the Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(3); and

(b)to proceedings under the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(4) commenced before 1st June 2003.

R. D. Carswell

Anthony Campbell

Declan Morgan

Mark Horner

Tony Caher

Caroline McGonagle

Dated 7th May 2003.

I concur

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 8th May 2003.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules.)

These Rules revoke (with saving) a number of provisions in the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 relating to adoption. As of 1st June 2003 provision in relation to adoption proceedings will be contained in the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996.

(2)

S.R. 1980 No. 346. The relevant amending instrument is S.R. 1989 No. 343