2012 No. 272

Court Of Judicature, Northern IrelandProcedure

The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2012

Made

Coming into operation

The Northern Ireland Court of Judicature Rules Committee1 makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55 and 55A of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 19782.

Citation and commencement1

These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2012 and come into operation on 1st August 2012.

Amendments to the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 198032

In Order 79, in rule 11, after “Where a person has been released on bail” insert “, including bail under section 91 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011,”.

Declan MorganJohn GillenW R B StephensF P Girvan

Dated 2nd July 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55A (3) of the Judicature Act 1978, I allow these Rules.

Signed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 4th July 2012

seal_r00001David FordMinister of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 [S.R. 1980 No. 346] to take account of section 91 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 which provides the magistrates’ courts with the power to grant bail on compassionate grounds.