1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 17th May 2004.
(2) In these Rules, a reference to a Rule by number means the Rule 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. 2003 No. 477 and S.R. 2003 No. 296