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| Date | Title | Summary | Status |
| 17 Jun 2008 | The Family Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | These Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 [S.R. 1996 No. 322], which apply to proceedings in the High Court and county courts, to prescribe a county court specified as a family care centre in Schedule 2 to the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 [S.R. 1996 No. 300] as an authorised court for the purposes of Article 2(2)(c) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 [S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I 22)]. | Draft - Due to come into operation 5 September 2008. |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Minutes of the Meeting of the Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee 14 April 2008 | Summary Minutes of the Meeting of the Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee held on 14 April 2008 | Live |
| 17 Jun 2008 | The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984 in consequence of the lapsing of Part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and to take account of the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008. | Draft - Rules 2(1)-(7), which takes account of the lapsing of Part 7 of the 2000 Act, and of provisions of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, which are already in force will come into operation on 16 July 2008. The commencement of the remaining Rules is linked to the commencement of each of the Articles of the 2008 Order to which they relate. |
| 17 Jun 2008 | The Magistrates' Courts (Anti-social Behaviour Orders) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | The Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts (Anti-social Behaviour Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 to: - make provision in relation to the procedure for the making of an interim anti-social behaviour order; - provide that special measures directions in the case of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses apply in proceedings relating to an ASBO as they apply in relation to criminal proceedings; and prescribe the forms of application for an interim anti-social behaviour order and for a special measures direction in ASBO proceedings.
| Draft - these Rules will come into operation 16 July 2008. |
| 17 Jun 2008 | The Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999 in consequence of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 to: - amend Form 3 (Warrant for arrest of child) to show that the execution of the warrant may be proved in County Court Divisions other than the one in which it was issued, in accordance with Article 92 of the 2008 Order; and insert a new form of warrant to be used where a court passes an indeterminate or extended custodial sentence on a child under Article 13 or 14 of the 2008 Order.
| Draft - these Rules will come into operation 16 July 2008. Rule 2(1) shall come into operation on the same day as Article 92 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 comes into operation. |
| 04 Apr 2008 | The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | These Rules will amend the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 [S.R. 1981 No. 225] so as to: - amend rules 3 and 11 of Order 30 and substitute a new Form 283 to take account of amendments to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 made by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 in relation to unfair relationships in connection with a credit agreement; and amend Forms 71, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188 and 191 in consequence of the transfer of probate business from the Family Division to the Chancery Division of the Supreme Court.
| Draft - subject to Ministerial approval these Rules will come into operation on 30th May 2008 |
| 02 Apr 2008 | The Valuation Tribunal (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | The Valuation Tribunal Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007 [S.R. 2007 No. 182] ('the principal Rules') regulate the exercise of rights of appeal to the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal ('the Tribunal') and prescribe the practice and procedure in relation to proceedings before the Tribunal. These Rules amend the principal Rules in consequence of the introduction of a right of appeal to the Tribunal against the result of a review by the Department of Finance and Personnel or the Northern Ireland Housing Executive of a decision made by it on an application for a rate rebate under the Rate Relief (Lone Pensioner Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, [S.R. 2008 No. 124].
| Draft - subject to Ministerial approval these Rules will come into operation on 5th May 2008 |
| 31 Jan 2008 | The Magistrates' Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 323) in consequence of the Children (Emergency Protection Orders) Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c.3) to: - prescribe that a resident magistrate or (in relation to an ex parte application under rule 2(5)(a) and rule 5) a lay magistrate may exercise the powers of a court of summary jurisdiction under rule 9 in relation to service of documents; and - amend Form C20 (Emergency Protection Order) to reflect that there is no longer a prohibition on the court hearing an application to discharge an emergency protection order for 72 hours after the order is made.
| Draft - subject to the agreement of the Minister and the Lord Chief Justice these Rules will come into operation on 10th March 2008 |
| 31 Jan 2008 | The Family proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | These Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 322), which apply to proceedings in the High Court and county courts, in consequence of the Children (Emergency Protection Orders) Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c.3) to: - amend rule 4.9 (which makes provision in relation to service of documents in proceedings under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) to provide that the court may abridge time for service of documents; and - amend Form C20 (Emergency Protection Order) to reflect that there is no longer a prohibition on the court hearing an application to discharge an emergency protection order for 72 hours after the order is made.
| Draft - subject to Ministerial approval these Rules will come into operation on 25th February 2008 |
| 31 Jan 2008 | The Coroners (Practice and Procedure) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 | These Rules amend the Coroners (Practice and Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1963 so as to - substitute a new rule 19 to remove the need for a note of the evidence given by a witness at an inquest to be signed by the witness as well as the coroner; - substitute a new paragraph (2) in rule 38 to give a coroner sole discretion to decide whether to furnish to a properly interested person a copy of any document put in evidence at an inquest; - and substitute a new Form 5, which provides for the form of oath to be taken by a juror in a coroners' court and removes the reference to our Sovereign Lady the Queen.
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