In short
This law amends the Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995, specifically to increase the number of ordinary judges in the High Court.
What it regulates
- The number of ordinary judges allowed in the High Court.
- The Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995.
- Section 14 (1) (b) of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975.
Who it concerns
- Ordinary judges of the High Court.
- The President of the High Court.
Key points
- The number of ordinary judges of the High Court shall not be more than 22.
- If the President of the High Court or an ordinary judge of the High Court is appointed to the Law Reform Commission, the number of ordinary judges of the High Court shall not be more than 23.
- In such a case, the reference to 22 in section 9 (1) of the Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995, shall be read as 23.
- This Act, along with the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1996, can be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1997.
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Courts Act, 1997
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Number 6 of 1997
COURTS ACT, 1997
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Repeal and substitution of section 9 of Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995.
2.
Short title, construction and collective citation.
Acts Referred to
Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995
1995, No. 31
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1996
Law Reform Commission Act, 1975
1975, No. 3
Number 6 of 1997
COURTS ACT, 1997
AN ACT TO AMEND THE
COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT, 1995
, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ORDINARY JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT, AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. [20th March, 1997]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Repeal and substitution of
section 9
of
Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995
.
1.âThe
Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995
, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 9:
âNumber of ordinary judges of High Court.
9.â(1) The number of ordinary judges of the High Court shall not be more than 22.
(2) The following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (b) (inserted by the
Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995
) of
section 14
(1) of the
Law Reform Commission Act, 1975
:
â(b) in case on being so appointed he or she is the President of the High Court or an ordinary judge of the High Court, then for so long as he or she continues to hold the judicial office held by him or her on so being appointedâ
(i) the number of ordinary judges of the High Court shall not be more than 23, and
(ii) the reference in section 9 (1) (as inserted by the Courts Act, 1997) of the
Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995
, to 22 shall be construed as a reference to 23, andâ.â.
Short title, construction and collective citation.
2.â(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts Act, 1997.
(2) The Courts (Supplemental provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1996, and this Act shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1997.
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