S.I. No. 471/1997:

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (NO. 8) (DISCLOSURE AND ADMISSION OF REPORTS AND STATEMENTS)(AMENDMENT), 1997

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (NO. 8) (DISCLOSURE AND ADMISSION OF REPORTS AND STATEMENTS)(AMENDMENT), 1997

We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 67, and reconstituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 , section 15, by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , section 36, and the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 68 (as applied by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , section 48), and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , section 14, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 20th day of November, 1997

I concur in the making of the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 26th day of November, 1997

John O' Donoghue

Aire Dlí agus Cirt,

Comhionannais agus Dlí

S.I. No. 471 of 1997.

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (NO. 8) (DISCLOSURE AND ADMISSION OF REPORS AND STATEMENTS) (AMENDMENT), 1997.

1. The following rule shall be inserted a rule 53 of Order 39 of the Rules of the Superior Courts after rule 52 thereof:

"Application of rules 45 to 52

53. Rules 45 to 52 inclusive shall not apply to proceedings instituted before the 1st day of September, 1997 or to any report or statement coming into existence before that date for the purposes of such proceedings."

2. This rule shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1997.

3. This rule shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts, 1986 to 1997 and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 8) (Disclosure and Admission of Reports and Statements) (Amendment), 1997.