1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 30th June 2003.
(2) In these Rules, a reference to a Rule, a Schedule or a Form by number means the Rule, Schedule or Form so numbered in the Magistrates' Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984(1).
S.R. 1984 No. 225; to which the most recent relevant amendments were made by S.R. 1996 No. 126 and S.R. 1999 No.6