Number 31 of 1981

COURTS (NO. 2) ACT, 1981

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 31 of 1981

COURTS (NO. 2) ACT, 1981

Number of ordinary judges of High Court.

1.—The number of ordinary judges of the High Court shall not be more than fourteen.

Consequential.

2.—The following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (b) (inserted by the Courts Act, 1979) of section 14 (1) of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975:

“(b) in case on being so appointed he is the President of the High Court or an ordinary judge of the High Court, then for so long as he continues to hold the judicial office held by him on so being appointed—

(i) the number of ordinary judges of the High Court shall not be more than fifteen, and

(ii) the reference in section 1 of the Courts (No. 2) Act, 1981, to fourteen shall be construed as a reference to fifteen, and”.

Repeal.

3.—Section 1 of the Courts Act, 1979, is hereby repealed.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts (No. 2) Act, 1981.

(2) The collective citation “The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1981” shall include this Act and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1981, and this Act shall be construed together as one.

Uimhir 31 de 1981

ACHT NA gCÚIRTEANNA (UIMH. 2), 1981

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

An líon gnáthbhreithiúna san Ard-Chúirt.

1.—Ceithre dhuine dhéag ar a mhéid an líon gnáth-bhreithiúna a bheidh san Ard-Chúirt.

Iarmhartach.

2.—Cuirfear an mhír seo a leanas in ionad mhír (b) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht na gCúirteanna, 1979) d'alt 14(1) den Acht fán gCoimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí, 1975:

“(b) más rud é ar é a cheapadh amhlaidh gurb é Uachtarán na hArd-Chúirte é nó gur gnáth-bhreitheamh den Ard-Chúirt é, ansin fad a shealbhóidh sé an oifig bhreithiúnach a shealbhaigh sé ar é a cheapadh amhlaidh—

(i) cúig dhuine dhéag ar a mhéid an líon gnáth-bhreithiúna a bheidh san Ard-Chúirt, agus

(ii) déanfar an tagairt in alt 1 d'Acht na gCúirteanna (Uimh. 2), 1981, do cheithre dhuine dhéag a fhorléiriú mar thagairt do chúig dhuine dhéag, agus”.

Aisghairm.

3.—Aisghairtear leis seo alt 1 d'Acht na gCúirteanna, 1979.

Gearrtheideal, comhlua agus forléiriú.

4.—(1) Féadfar Acht na gCúirteanna (Uimh. 2), 1981, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Folóidh an comhlua “Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1981” an tAcht seo agus forléireofar Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1981, agus an tAcht seo le chéile mar aon Acht amháin.