Uimhir 15 de 1979

ACHT NA gCÚIRTEANNA, 1979

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

An líon gnáthbhreithiúna san Ard-Chúirt.

1.—Dáréag 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, 1977) 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) is trí déag ar a mhéid an líon gnáth-bhreithiúna a bheidh san Ard-Chúirt, agus

(ii) déanfar an tagairt in alt 1 d'Acht na gCúirteanna, 1979, do dháréag a fhorléiriú mar thagairt do thrí déag, agus”.

Aisghairm.

3.—Aisghairtear leis seo alt 1 (1) d'Acht na gCúirteanna, 1977.

Gearrtheideal, comhlua agus forléiriú.

4.—(1) Féadfar Acht na gCúirteanna, 1979, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1979, a ghairm d'Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1977, agus den Acht seo le chéile agus forléireofar iad le chéile mar aon Acht amháin.

Number 15 of 1979

COURTS ACT, 1979

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 15 of 1979

COURTS ACT, 1979

Number of ordinary judges of High Court.

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

Consequential.

2.—The following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (b) (inserted by the Courts Act, 1977) 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 thirteen, and

(ii) the reference in section 1 of the Courts Act, 1979, to twelve shall be construed as a reference to thirteen, and”.

Repeal.

3.—Section 1 (1) of the Courts Act, 1977, is hereby repealed.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts Act, 1979.

(2) The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1977, and this Act may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1979, and shall be construed together as one.