Courts of Justice Act, 1936
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR No. 48/1936 |
Year | 1936 |
Number 48 of 1936. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT, 1936. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Supreme Court and The High Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Circuit Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appeals from the Circuit Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The District Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rules of Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Provisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VIII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of Certain Enactments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIRST SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECOND SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number 48 of 1936. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT, 1936. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND THE COURTS OF JUSTICE ACTS, 1924 TO 1931, AND OTHER ENACTMENTS. [28th November, 1936.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I. Preliminary and General. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short title and citation. | 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts of Justice Act, 1936. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) The Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1931, and this Act may be cited together as the Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1936. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Principal Act. | 2.—In this Act the expression “the Principal Act” means the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (No. 10 of 1924). and, save where the context otherwise requires, shall be construed as referring to that Act as amended or extended by subsequent Acts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repeals. | 3.—The enactments specified in the First Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in the third column of the said Schedule and, in regard to the enactments specified in Part I of the said Schedule, as from the passing of this Act and, in regard to the enactments specified in Part II of the said Schedule, as from the commencement of Part IV of this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART II. The Supreme Court and the High Court. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase in number of judges of the Supreme Court. | 4.—(1) So much of section 5 of the Principal Act as enacts that the Supreme Court shall consist of three judges is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the Supreme Court shall consist of five judges, of whom the president shall be the Chief Justice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) The provisions of Part I of the Principal Act in relation to the Supreme Court and the judges thereof (including the provisions of section 5 thereof in relation to the respective titles of the Chief Justice and of each of the other judges) shall, save as expressly repealed by this section, continue to apply and have effect notwithstanding the increase made by this section in the number of the said judges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Notwithstanding the increase made by this section in the number of the judges of the Supreme Court, any appeal to or other matter cognisable by the Supreme Court may be heard and determined by such number, not less than three nor more than five, of the judges of the Supreme Court (including judges who are, by virtue of section 6 or section 7 of the Principal Act, additional judges of the Supreme Court) as the Chief Justice or in his absence, the senior ordinary judge of the Supreme Court for the time being available shall determine in respect of each such appeal or other matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Section 2 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1928 (No. 15 of 1928), is hereby amended by the deletion of all words from the words “or in the event” where they secondly occur to the end of the section and the substitution therefor of the words “who is for the time being available”, and the said section shall be construed and have effect accordingly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(5) This section shall come into operation on such day as the Executive Council shall by order fix for that purpose. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sitting of Supreme Court judges in the High Court. | 5.—(1) Whenever, owing to the illness of a judge of the High Court or for any other reason, the full number of the judges of that Court is not available for the transaction of the business thereof or, on account of the volume of business to be transacted... |
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