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Courts of Justice (District Court) Act, 1949

In short

This law amends previous Courts of Justice Acts, specifically those related to the District Court, by changing rules about the retirement age and the maximum number of Justices.

What it regulates

  • The ability to extend the retirement age for certain District Court Justices.
  • The maximum number of Justices allowed in the District Court.
  • Repeals specific sections of older Courts of Justice Acts.

Who it concerns

  • Justices of the District Court.
  • A committee consisting of the Chief Justice, the President of the High Court, and the Attorney General.
  • The Minister for Justice.

Key points

  • A Justice of the District Court, whose retirement age is sixty-five years, may have their service extended for one year at a time.
  • Extensions can be granted annually up to the age of sixty-nine years, provided the Justice is fit to continue.
  • The decision to extend service is made by a committee (Chief Justice, President of the High Court, Attorney General) after consulting with the Minister for Justice.
  • The maximum number of Justices at any time shall not exceed forty-two.
Legal text
Legal text

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(1)(
  1. a)In this section the expression “the Committee” means a committee consisting of— (
  2. i)the Chief Justice, (
  3. ii)the President of the High Court, and (iii) the Attorney General. (
  4. b)The Committee may act by a majority of its members and a warrant under this section shall be sufficiently authenticated if signed by two members of the Committee.
(2)Where— (
  1. a)a Justice of the District Court, whose age of retirement under section 15 of the Act of 1946 is sixty-five years, is about to reach that age, and (
  2. b)he satisfies the Committee that he is not suffering from any disability which would render him unfit to continue to discharge efficiently the duties of his office, the Committee may, if they so think proper after consultation with the Minister for Justice, by warrant made before such Justice attains the said age, continue him in office for one year commencing on the date on which he will attain the said age.
(3)Where— (a) a Justice of the District Court to whom a warrant under subsection
(2)of this section or under this subsection relates is about to reach the age of (as the case may
  1. be)sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight or sixty-nine years, and (
  2. b)he satisfies the Committee that he is not suffering from any disability which would render him unfit to continue to discharge efficiently the duties of his office, the Committee may, if they so think proper after consultation with the Minister for Justice, by warrant made before such Justice attains the said age, continue him in office for one year commencing on the date on which he will attain the said age.
(4)The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in section 15 of the Act of
  1. Maximum number of Justices. 3.—In the Act of 1946, the following section shall be substituted for section 16—
  2. “The number of Justices at any time shall not exceed forty-two.” Repeals. 4.—The enactments specified in column
(2)of the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column
(3)of the said Schedule. Short title and collective citation. 5.—
(1)This Act may be cited as the Courts of Justice (District Court) Act, 1949.
(2)The Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1947, and this Act may be cited together as the Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1949. SCHEDULE. Enactments Repealed. Section 4 . Number and Year Short title Extent of Repeal
(1)
(2)
(3)No. 48 of
  1. Courts of Justice Act,
  2. Section 47 . No. 21 of
  3. Courts of Justice (District Court) Act, 1946 . Section 16 . 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

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