2012 No. 273
Court Of Judicature, Northern Ireland
Procedure

The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No.2) 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 No.2) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2012.

Amendment to the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 19802.

Order 116B of the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 19803 shall be amended as follows—

(a)

in rule 13(2)(b), for “application” substitute “appeal”;

(b)

in rule 28—

(i)

in paragraph (1)(b)(ii), insert “or” after “case;”; and

(ii)

omit paragraphs (1)(b) (iii) and (1A).

Declan Morgan
John Gillen
W R B Stephens
F P Girvan

Dated 2nd July 2012

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

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

J Djanogly
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules make minor amendments to Order 116B of the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 [S.R. 1980 No. 346] to provide greater clarity in relation to the process for an appeal to the High Court in respect of a designation decision under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010; and to omit the obligation in rule 28 (Search for lodging of and service of material) to lodge and serve material which the disclosing party does not rely upon, but which adversely affects the other party’s case.