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Number 23 of 1985

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COURTS ACT, 1985

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Number of ordinary judges of High Court.
2.	Amendment of Courts Act, 1977.
3.	Consequential.
4.	Short title, collective citation and construction.

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Acts Referred to
Courts Act, 1977	1977, No. 11
Courts Act, 1981	1981, No. 11
Courts (No. 2) Act, 1981	1981, No. 31
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1983
Law Reform Commission Act, 1975	1975, No. 3

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Number 23 of 1985

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COURTS ACT, 1985

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AN ACT TO ENABLE THE NUMBER OF ORDINARY JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT TO BE, DURING A LIMITED PERIOD, NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN AND TO ENABLE THE NUMBER OF ORDINARY JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TO BE NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OTHER RELATED MATTERS. [26th December, 1985] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: [GA]

Number of ordinary judges of High Court.

1.—(1) For so long as this section is in force the reference in section 1 of the Courts (No. 2) Act, 1981, to fourteen shall be construed as being a reference to fifteen.

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(2) This section shall cease to be in force on the day on which a vacancy amongst the ordinary judges of the High Court first occurs after the 2nd day of April, 1987.

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Amendment of Courts Act, 1977.

2.—The Courts Act, 1977, is hereby amended—

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(a) in section 1, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2) (inserted by section 30 of the Courts Act, 1981):

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“(2) The number of ordinary judges of the Circuit Court shall not be more than fifteen”,

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and

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(b) in section 2—

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(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a) (inserted by the said section 30) of subsection (1):

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“(a) There shall be six judges of the Circuit Court permanently assigned to the Dublin Circuit.”,

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and

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(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a) (inserted by the said section 30) of subsection (2):

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“(a) to the Dublin Circuit if at the date of the appointment there are less than six judges permanently assigned to that circuit, or”.

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Consequential.

3.—For so long as section 1 of this Act is in force, paragraph (b)(inserted by the Courts (No. 2) Act, 1981) of subsection (1) of section 14 of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975, shall be construed and have effect as if each of the references therein to fifteen were a reference to sixteen.

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Short title, collective citation and construction.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts Act, 1985.

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(2) The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1983, and this Act may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1985, and shall be construed together as one.

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Uimhir 23 de 1985

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[EN]

ACHT NA gCÚIRTEANNA, 1985

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RIAR NA nALT

Alt
1.	An líon gnáth-bhreithiúna san Ard-Chúirt.
2.	Leasú ar Acht na gCúirteanna, 1977.
3.	Iarmhartach.
4.	Gearrtheideal, comhlua agus forléiriú.

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Na hAchtanna dá dTagraítear
Acht na gCúirteanna, 1977	1977, Uimh. 11
Acht na gCúirteanna, 1981	1981, Uimh. 11
Acht na gCúirteanna, (Uimh. 2), 1981	1981, Uimh. 31
Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1983
An tAcht fán gCoimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí, 1975	1975, Uimh. 3

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Uimhir 23 de 1985

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ACHT NA gCÚIRTEANNA, 1985

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

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ACHT DÁ CHUMASÚ GUR CÚIG DHUINE DHÉAG AR A MHÉID AN LÍON GNÁTH-BHREITHIÚNA A BHEIDH, LE LINN TRÉIMHSE TEORANTA, SAN ARD-CHÚIRT AGUS DÁ CHUMASÚ GUR CÚIG DHUINE DHÉAG AR A MHÉID AN LÍON GNÁTH-BHREITHIÚNA A BHEIDH SA CHÚIRT CHUARDA AGUS DO DHÉANAMH SOCRÚ I dTAOBH NITHE ÁIRITHE EILE A BHAINEANN LEIS NA NITHE SIN. [26 Nollaig, 1985] ACHTAÍTEAR AG AN OIREACHTAS MAR A LEANAS: [EN]

An líon gnáthbhreithiúna san Ard-Chúirt.

1.—(1) Fad a bheidh an t-alt seo i bhfeidhm 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.

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(2) Scoirfidh an t-alt seo d'fheidhm a bheith leis an lá is túisce a tharlóidh folúntas i measc ghnáth-bhreithiúna na hArd-Chúirte tar éis an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1987.

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Leasú ar Acht na gCúirteanna, 1977.

2.—Leasaítear leis seo Acht na gCúirteanna, 1977—

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(a) in alt 1, tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2) (a cuireadh isteach le halt 30 d'Acht na gCúirteanna, 1981):

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“(2) Cúig dhuine dhéag ar a mhéid an líon gnáthbhreithiúna a bheidh sa Chúirt Chuarda.”,

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agus

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(b) in alt 2—

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(i) tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (a) (a cuireadh isteach leis an alt sin 30) d'fho-alt (1):

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“(a) Beidh seisear breitheamh den Chúirt Chuarda buansannta do Chuaird Bhaile Átha Cliath.”,

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agus

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(ii) tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (a) (a cuireadh isteach leis an alt sin 30) d'fho-alt (2):

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“(a) do Chuaird Bhaile Átha Cliath más rud é ar dháta an cheaptha gur lú ná seisear an líon breithiúna a bheidh buansannta don chuaird sin, nó”.

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Iarmhartach.

3.—Fad a bheidh alt 1 den Acht seo i bhfeidhm, déanfar mír (b) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht na gCúirteanna (Uimh. 2), 1981) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 14 den Acht fán gCoimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí, 1975, a fhorléiriú, agus beidh éifeacht léi, amhail is dá mba thagairt do shé dhuine dhéag gach tagairt inti do chúig dhuine dhéag.

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Gearrtheideal, comhlua agus forléiriú.

4.—(1) Féadfar Acht na gCúirteanna, 1985, a ghairm den Acht seo.

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(2) Féadfar Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1985, a ghairm d'Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1983, agus den Acht seo le chéile, agus forléireofar le chéile iad mar aon Acht amháin.