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20 1947

COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT, 1947

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Short title and collective citation.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts of Justice Act, 1947.

(2) The Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1946, and this Act may be cited together as the Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1947.

Commencement.

2. —(1) This Part and Part II of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on, and shall have effect as on and from, the 1st day of April, 1947.

(2) Part III of this Act shall come into operation on such day as shall be fixed therefor by order of the Minister.

(3) Parts IV and V of this Act shall come into operation immediately upon the passing thereof.

Interpretation.

3. —(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Act of 1928” means the Courts of Justice Act, 1928 (No. 15 of 1928);

the expression “the Act of 1936” means the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 (No. 48 of 1936);

the expression “the Act of 1946” means the Courts of Justice (District Court) Act, 1946 (No. 21 of 1946);

the word “circuit” means a circuit of the Circuit Court;

the expression “Circuit Judge” means a Judge of the Circuit Court;

the expression “Dublin Circuit Judge” means a Circuit Judge permanently assigned to the Dublin Circuit, but does not include any such Judge who is President of the Circuit Court;

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Justice;

the expression “the Principal Act” means the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (No. 10 of 1924).

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1946.

Repeals.

4. —(1) The enactments specified in column (2) of Part I of the Schedule to this Act are, to the extent specified in column (3) of the said Part I, hereby repealed as on and from the date of the passing of this Act.

(2) The enactments specified in column (2) of Part II of the Schedule to this Act are, to the extent specified in column (3) of the said Part II, hereby repealed as on and from the commencement of Part III of this Act.