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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1953 S.I. No. 254/1953 - Rules of the High Court and Supreme Court. High Court Rules (No. 2), 1953. S.I. No. 254/1953 - Rules of the High Court and Supreme Court. High Court Rules (No. 2), 1953. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 254 of 1953. RULES OF THE HIGH COURT AND SUPREME COURT. HIGH COURT RULES (No. 2), 1953. WE, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section 67 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by Section 36 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , and Section 68 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the annexed Rules of Court. Dated this 3rd day of July, 1953. CONCHUBHAR A. MAGUIDHIR, C.J. CAHIR DAVITT JAMES A. MURNAGHAN JOHN O'BYRNE KEVIN DIXON JOHN O'LEARY THOMAS V. DAVY RAYMOND O'NEILL JAMES R. QUIRKE I concur in the making of the annexed Rules of Court. Dated this 14th day of July, 1953. GERALD BOLAND, Aire Dli agus Cirt SITTINGS AND VACATIONS. 1. The Sittings of the Supreme Court and the Sittings in Dublin of the High Court shall be four in every year, viz : The Hilary Sittings (Suidheanna na Féile Brighde), the Easter Sittings (Suidheanna na Cásga), the Trinity Sittings (Suidheanna na Tríonóide), and the Michaelmas Sittings (Suidheanna na Féile Michíl). The Hilary Sittings shall begin on the 11th January and end on the Saturday of the week preceding the Easter Vacation ; the Easter Sittings shall begin on the Monday of the week following the Easter Vacation and end on the Thursday preceding Whit Sunday ; the Trinity Sittings shall begin on the Wednesday of the week following Whitsun week and end on the 31st July, and the Michaelmas Sittings shall begin on the first Monday in October and end on the 21st December, provided that, if the 11th January shall be a Saturday or Sunday, the Hilary Sittings shall begin on the following Monday. 2. The Vacations to be observed in the several Courts and Offices of the Supreme Court and the High Court shall be four in every year, viz : The Easter Vacation, the Whitsun Vacation, the Long Vacation, and the Christmas Vacation. The Easter Vacation shall begin on the Monday of the week before Easter Week and end on the Saturday of Easter Week. The Whitsun Vacation shall begin on the Friday of the week preceding Whitsun and end on the Saturday of Whitsun Week. The Long Vacation shall begin on the 1st August and end on the 30th September. The Christmas Vacation shall begin on the 24th December and end on the 6th January. 3. The days of commencement and termination of each Sittings and Vacation shall be included in such Sittings and Vacation, respectively. 4. The several offices of the Supreme Court and of the High Court shall be open on every day of the year except Sundays, St. Patrick's Day, Good Friday, Easter Eve, Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week, Whit Monday, the 1st Monday in August, Christmas Day and the seven next following days, and all days duly appointed to be observed as public holidays in public offices. 5. One of the Judges of the High Court shall be selected at the beginning of each long vacation for the hearing in Dublin during vacation of all such applications as may require to be immediately or promptly heard. Such Judge shall act as Vacation Judge for one year from his selection. In the absence of arrangement between the Judges, the Vacation Judge shall be the Judge last appointed if he has not already served as Vacation Judge for two years, and, if he has already so served, then the Vacation Judge shall be the Junior Judge who has not served for two years according to juniority of appointment, and if and whenever all the Judges have served for two years, then and in such event each Judge in succession in order of juniority shall act as Vacation Judge for one year. Any other Judge of the High Court may sit in vacation for any Vacation Judge. The Chief Justice shall not be liable to act as Vacation Judge. 6. Any interval between the sittings of the High Court, not included in a vacation, shall, so far as the disposal of business by the Vacation Judge is concerned, be deemed to be a portion of the vacation. 7. The Rules of the High Court and Supreme Court made on the 17th day of November, 1942, are hereby revoked. 8. These Rules may be cited as the High Court Rules (No. 2), 1953. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais