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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 2020 S.I. No. 396/2020 - Circuit Court Rules (Witness Summonses) 2020 S.I. No. 396/2020 - Circuit Court Rules (Witness Summonses) 2020 AmendmentsLeasuithe Download PDF Íoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd October, 2020. We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of section 69 of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , by virtue of the powers conferred on us by section 66 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924 and section 70 of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , (as applied by section 48 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 ), section 27 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice and Equality, make the annexed Rules of Court. Dated this 3rd day of March 2020. Patricia Ryan Chairperson Jacqueline Linnane Tomás Keys Fiona Duffy Coady Keith Walsh Sabina Purcell Mairead Ahern Rita Considine James Finn I concur in the making of the above Rules of Court. Dated this 3rd day of September 2020. Helen McEntee Minister for Justice and Equality 1.
(1)These Rules, which may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (Witness Summonses) 2020, shall come into operation on the 30th day of September 2020.
(2)These Rules shall be construed together with the Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2020.
(3)The Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2020 as amended by these Rules may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules 2001 to
- The Circuit Court Rules are amended by the substitution in Order 24 for rule 1 of the following rule: “1.
(1)Subject to sub-rule
(2), any party desiring the attendance of any person to give evidence or produce any books, papers or documents to the Court, or to an officer of the Court, shall apply for, and the County Registrar shall issue, a witness summons requiring the person to whom the summons is directed to comply with the requirements thereof at the time and place stated therein. Such summons shall be in accordance with Form 14 of the Schedule of Forms.
(2)An application for the issue of a witness summons requiring an officer of the State to attend and produce any books, papers or documents to the Court (witness summons duces tecum) may not be issued except by order of the County Registrar on an application ex parte.” EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) These rules substitute Order 24 rule 1 to provide that a witness summons duces tecumin relation to an officer of the state may not be issued except by order of the County Registrar. 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