2004 No. 326

JUDICATURE, NORTHERN IRELAND

Court Funds (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004

Made

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 82(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 19781 and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement1

These Rules may be cited as the Court Funds (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 31st August 2004.

Prescribed rates of interest2

In Rule 32A of the Court Funds Rules (Northern Ireland) 19792 –

a

in paragraph (2) for the words “3.25% per annum” substitute the words “3% per annum”;

b

in paragraph (3) for the words “4.25% per annum” substitute the words “4% per annum”.

Falconer of Thoroton, C.

We concur

John HeppellJoan RyanTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

(This note is not part of the Rules.)

These Rules amend the Court Funds Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979 so as to reduce the rate of interest payable –

a

on money placed to the deposit account from 3.25% per annum to 3% per annum;

b

on money placed to the short-term investment account from 4.25% per annum to 4% per annum.