Rules of the Superior Courts (Renewal of Summons) 2018

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 482/2018
• Year: 2018

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 23rd November, 2018.

We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , section 67, and reconstituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act 1953 , section 15, by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by the Courts of Justice Act 1924 , section 36, the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 68 (as applied by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , section 48), the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the following Rules of Court.

Dated this 11th day of June, 2018.

Frank Clarke

Elizabeth Dunne

Anthony Barr

Stuart Gilhooly

Liam Kennedy

Mary Cummins

Noel Rubotham

John Mahon

I concur in the making of the following Rules of Court.

Dated this 19th day of November, 2018.

CHARLES FLANAGAN

Minister for Justice and Equality

S.I. No. 482 of 2018

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (RENEWAL OF SUMMONS) 2018

1. (1) These Rules, which may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (Renewal of Summons) 2018, shall come into operation on the 11th day of January 2019.

(2) These Rules shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts.

(3) The Rules of the Superior Courts as amended by these Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts 1986 to 2018.

2. The Rules of the Superior Courts are amended:

(i) by the substitution for rule 1 of Order 8 of the following rule:

“1.(1) No original summons shall be in force for more than twelve months from the day of the date thereof, including the day of such date; but if any defendant therein named shall not have been...