Citation and commencement1

1

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016.

2

Rules 2(1) and 2(2)(b) shall come into operation on 1st April 2016.

3

Rule 2(2)(a) shall come into operation on the same date as section 93 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.