NORTHERN IRELAND

COURT BUSINESS

In this issue 1 April 2004 No.1/04

LORD CHANCELLOR’S DIRECTIONS

Magistrates’ Courts

Petty Sessions District of Belfast & Newtownabbey

Petty Sessions District of Strabane

Schedule

Issued by the Northern Ireland Court Service

LORD CHANCELLOR’S DIRECTIONS UNDER ARTICLE 11(3)

OF THE MAGISTRATES’ COURTS (NORTHERN IRELAND)

ORDER 1981

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS

Amendment

Schedule 2 to the Lord Chancellor’s Directions dated 24 May 1990 and published in the issue of “Northern Ireland Court Business” No.4/90 shall be amended

with effect from 4 May 2004 as follows :

Page 2 : Petty Sessions District of Belfast & Newtownabbey

Column 8 : Domestic

Insert : 1^st where it appears opposite Tuesday

with effect from 14 May 2004 as follows :

Page 7 : Petty Sessions District of Strabane

Column 5 : Other Business

Delete : 1st where it appears opposite Friday

Insert : 1^st and 2^nd where it appears opposite Friday

with effect from 1 June 2004 as follows :

Page 7 : Petty Sessions District of Strabane

Column 2 : Place and Time

Delete : Other Business and Youth Courts commence at 10.30am. Domestic

Courts commence at 11.00am.

Insert : All sittings commence at 10.00am.

PETTY SESSIONS DISTRICT	PLACE AND TIME	WARDS	NATURE OF BUSINESS/DAY OF MONTH						PLACE OF HEARING OF APPEALS
(1)	(2)	(3)	DAY (4)	OTHER BUSINESS (5)	YOUTH (6)	FAMILY (7)	DOMESTIC (8)	YOUTH AND DOMESTIC (9)	(10)
BALLYMENA	Ballymena	All wards	Monday			2^nd & 4^th Ø	1^st & 3rd		Ballymena
			Tuesday	2^nd & 4^th	1^st
	All sittings		Wednesday	5th		Every
	commence at		Thursday	Every		1^st# & 3^rd*
	10.00am except		Friday
	Saturday Court which		Saturday	Essential Business only
	commences at 10.30am.
BANBRIDGE	Banbridge	All wards	Monday					3rd	Banbridge
			Tuesday
	Other business		Wednesday
	and Youth		Thursday	1^st,2^nd,3^rd & 4th
	sittings commence at 10.30am		Friday
BELFAST AND	Belfast	All wards	Monday	Every	Every	Every			Belfast
NEWTOWNABBEY			Tuesday	*Every		Every	1^st
	All sittings		Wednesday	Every	Every		Every
	Commence at		Thursday	Every		Every	3rd
	10.30am		Friday	Every		Every
	*Fixed Penalty enforcement Courts commence at 12.00 noon each Tuesday		Saturday	Essential business only

April 2004

Ø Ballymena Family Proceedings Court sits at Coleraine on the 2^nd & 4^th Monday

# Ballymena Family Proceedings Courts at Antrim on the 1^st Thursday

* Ballymena Family Proceedings Court sits at Larne on the 3^rd Thursday.

2.

SCHEDULE 2 (continued)

PETTY SESSIONS DISTRICT	PLACE AND TIME	WARDS	NATURE OF BUSINESS/DAY OF MONTH						PLACE OF HEARING OF APPEALS
(1)	(2)	(3)	DAY (4)	OTHER BUSINESS (5)	YOUTH (6)	FAMILY (7)	DOMESTIC (8)	YOUTH AND DOMESTIC (9)	(10)
NORTH ANTRIM	Coleraine	All wards	Monday	Every					Coleraine
			Tuesday				1^st
	All sittings		Wednesday	1^st & 4th	2^nd & 4th		3^rd
	commence at		Thursday
	10.00am except “Other Business” on 4^th Wednesday to commence at 12 noon.		Friday	1^st, 2^nd & 3rd