District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2007) Rules, 2008

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CitationIR SI 41/2008
Year2008
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
S.I. No. 41 of 2008
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DISTRICT COURT (CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2007) RULES 2008
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S.I. No. 41 of 2008
DISTRICT COURT (CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2007) RULES 2008
The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on
them by section 91 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924, section 72 of the Courts
of Justice Act 1936, section 34 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961
and section 24 of the Interpretation Act 2005, do hereby, with the concurrence
of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, make the following rules
of court.
Dated this 3rd day of December 2007.
MIRIAM MALONE Chairperson
UINSIN Mac GRUAIRC
MARY C DEVINS
BRIAN SHERIDAN
HUGH O’NEILL
ROY PEARSON
NOEL A DOHERTY
ELIZABETH HUGHES Secretary
I concur in the making of the following rules of court.
Dated this 20 day of February 2008
BRIAN LENIHAN
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiu
´il” of 26th February, 2008.
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S.I. No. 41 of 2008
DISTRICT COURT (CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2007) RULES 2008
1. These rules may be cited as the District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2007)
Rules 2008.
2. These rules shall come into operation on the 19 day of March 2008 and
shall be read together with all other District Court Rules for the time being
in force.
3. Order 13 of the District Court Rules 1997 (S.I. No. 93 of 1997) shall be
amended by the substitution for rule 1 of the following:
“1. Criminal proceedings shall be brought, heard and determined
(a) in the court area wherein the offence charged or, if more than one
offence is stated to have been committed within a Judge’s district,
any one of such offences is stated to have been committed; or
(b) in criminal cases where no offence has been charged, in the court
area wherein the offence is stated to have been committed; or
(c) in the court area wherein the accused has been arrested; or
(d) in the court area wherein the accused resides; or
(e) in the court area specified by order made pursuant to the provisions
of section 15 of the Courts Act 1971; or
(f) in a case to which section 79A(1) of the Courts of Justice Act 1924
(inserted by section 178 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006) applies,
in any court area within any of the districts referred to in that sub-
section, or
(g) in the case of proceedings under any provision of the Companies
Acts referred to in section 240A of the Companies Act 1963 against
a company or an officer of a company, in the court area in which
the registered office of the company is situated or in any other court
area permitted by that section.”
4. Order 14 of the District Court Rules 1997 (S.I. No. 93 of 1997) is hereby
amended:
(i) by the insertion immediately following sub-rule (2) of rule 5 of
the following:
“(3) An order under section 1A(9) or 2A(3) of the Bail Act
1997 may be made of the court’s own motion or on the appli-
cation of the applicant or of the prosecutor. The terms of any
direction given under section 1A(8) or order made under section

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