(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984 (S.R. 1984 No. 225) to —
prescribe the process for the defence to bring an application for an order for access to premises under section 94(1) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; and
to substitute an amended form of summons (Form 2) to take account of the power of a Public Prosecutor to issue a summons in accordance with section 93 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.