District Court Rules, 1997 and Forms - Updated to 1 January 2024

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 Statutory Amendments 2000

SI Nos Amendments Commencement Date
238/00 Order 38, rule 2(7);
Forms:- Schedule B: (substituted) 38.12, 38.13
25 August 2000
196/00 Order 46B, rule 6 [deleted by SI 17/14];
Forms:- Schedule C: (added) 46B.1, 46B.2
27 July 2000
166/00 Order 17: rule 7, rule 8;
Forms:- Schedule B: (added) 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7
12 June 2000

 Statutory Amendments 1999

SI Nos Amendments Commencement Date
286/99 Order 9, rule 1 [deleted by SI 17/14];
Order 45;
Forms:- Schedule C: (ammended) 45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 45.4, 45.5, 45.6, 45.7, 45.8
27 September 1999
285/99 Order 46A [deleted by SI 17/14];
Forms:- Schedule C: (added) 46A.1, 46A.2, 46A.3, 46A.4
27 September 1999
234/99 Order 38: rule 2(7), rule 2(8), rule 2(9) [order substituted by SI 262/21];
Forms:- Schedule B: (added) 38.12, 38.13
3 August 1999
218/99 Order 47: rule 14, rule 15 [order substituted by SI 17/14] 26 July 1999
217/99 Order 99A;
Forms:- Schedule C: (added) 99A.1, 99A.2, 99A.3, 99A.4, 99A.5, 99A.6, 99A.7, 99A.8, 99A.9, 99A.10, 99A.11, 99A.12, 99A.13
26 July 1999
216/99 Order 34, rule 11;
Forms:- Schedule B: (added) 34.24, 34.25
26 July 1999
191/99 Order 53A;
Forms:- Schedule C: (added) 53A.1, 53A.2, 53A.3, 53A.4
1 July 1999
126/99 Order 51, rule 6A [order substituted by SI 17/14];
Schedule of Costs
21 May 1999
125/99 Order 58: rule 1, rule 4(1)(a), rule 4(1)(b)-(d) (deleted), rule 4(2), rule 4(3), rule 4(4), rule 4(5)(i), rule 4(5)(ii), rule 5, rule 6, rule 7, rule 8, rule 9, rule 11 [order substituted by SI 434/20];
Forms:- Schedule C: (substituted) 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 58.4, 58.5, 58.6, 58.7, 58.8, 58.9, 58.10, 58.11, 58.12, 58.13, 58.14, 58.15, 58.16, 58.17, 58.18, 58.19, 58.20, 58.21, 58.22, 58.23, 58.24, 58.25, 58.26, 58.27, 58.28, 58.29
21 May 1999
124/99 Order 46B;
Forms:- Schedule C: (added) 46B.1, 46B.2
21 May 1999

 Statutory Amendments 1998

SI Nos Amendments Commencement Date
201/98 Forms:- Schdeule C: (substituted) 59.6 26 June 1998
170/98 Order 38: rule 2(4), rule 2(5), rule 2(6);
Forms:- Schedule B: (added) 38.10, 38.11
9 June 1998
123/98 Order 77, rule 4 28 April 1998
89/98 Forms:- Schedule B: (ammended) 29.5 1 April 1998
42/98 Order 54: rule 1, rule 15, rule 16, rule 17, rule 18;
Order 56: rule 1, rule 3;
Order 60, rules 11-15;
Forms:- Schedule C: (ammended) 54.1, 54.2, 54.5, 54.6, 54.7, 54.8, 54.10, 54.12, 54.22, 54.23, 54.24, 54.25, 54.26, 54.27, 54.28, 54.29, 55.3, 55.4, 55.12, 55.13, 55.15, 55.16, 56.1, 56.2, 56.3, 56.4, 58.7, 58.17, 60.9, 60.10, 60.11, 60.12, 60.13, 60.14, 60.15, 60.16, 60.17, 60.18, 60.19
15 March 1998
41/98 Order 17: rule 3, rule 4(1);
Order 19: rule 1, rule 2, rule 6;
Order 24, rule 1;
Order 25: rule 1, rule 11;
Order 35, rule 1(2);
Order 38, rules 4-8;
Forms:- Schedule B: (substituted) 19.1, 20.3, 20.5, 24.7;
(added) 38.4, 38.5, 38.6, 38.7, 38.8, 38.9
15 March 1998

 Statutory Amendments 1997

SI Nos Amendments Commencement Date
369/97 Fees Order 1997 1 October 1997
93/97 District Court Rules, 1997
Orders 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102;
Forms:- Sch B: 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 14.1, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 16.1, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 22.4, 23.1, 24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4, 24.5, 24.6, 24.7, 24.8, 24.9, 24.10, 24.11, 24.12, 24.13, 24.14, 24.15, 24.16, 24.17, 24.18, 24.19, 24.20, 24.21, 24.22, 24.23, 24.24, 24.25, 24.26, 24.27, 24.28, 24.29, 24.30, 24.31, 24.32, 24.33, 24.34, 24.35, 24.36, 24.37, 25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4, 25.5, 25.6, 25.7, 25.8, 25.9, 25.10, 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4, 27.5, 27.6, 27.7, 27.8, 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4, 29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 29.4, 29.5, 29.6, 29.7, 29.8, 29.9, 29.10, 29.11, 29.12, 29.13, 29.14, 29.15, 30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4, 30.5, 30.6, 31.1, 31.2, 31.3, 31.4, 31.5, 31.6, 31A.1, 31A.2, 32.1, 32.2, 32.3, 32.4, 32.5, 32.6, 32.7, 32.8, 32.9, 32.10, 33.1, 33.2, 33.3, 33.4, 33.5, 33.6, 33.7, 33.8, 33.9, 33.10, 33.11, 33.12, 33.13, 34.1, 34.2, 34.3, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.7, 34.8, 34.9, 34.10, 34.11, 34.12, 34.13, 34.14, 34.15, 34.16, 34.17, 34.18, 34.19, 34.20, 34.21, 34.22, 34.23, 35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4, 37.1, 37.2, 37.3, 37.4, 37.5, 37.6, 37.7, 37.8, 37.9, 37.10, 37.11, 37.12, 37.13, 37.14, 37.15, 37.16, 37.17, 37.18, 38.1, 38.2, 38.3;
Sch C: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 39.1, 39.2, 39.3, 39.4, 39.5, 39.6, 39.7, 39.8, 39.9, 39.10, 41.1, 41.2, 41.3, 42.1, 42.2, 42.3, 42.4, 42.5, 44.1, 45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 45.4, 45.5, 45.6, 45.7, 45.8, 45.9, 45.10, 45.11, 45.12, 45.13, 45.14, 45.15, 45.16, 46.1, 46.2, 46.3, 46.4, 46.5, 46.6, 47.1, 47.2, 47.3, 47.4, 47.5, 47.6, 47.7, 47.8, 47.9, 48.1, 48.2, 48.3, 49.1, 49.2, 49.3, 49.4, 49.5, 49.6, 49.7, 49.8, 50.1, 50.2, 50.3, 51.1, 53.1, 53.2, 53.3, 53.4, 53.5, 53.6, 53.7, 53.8, 53.9, 53.10, 53.11, 53.12, 54.1, 54.2, 54.3, 54.4, 54.5, 54.6, 54.7, 54.8, 54.9, 54.10, 54.11, 54.12, 54.13, 54.14, 54.15, 54.16, 54.17, 54.18, 54.19, 54.20, 54.21, 55.1, 55.2, 55.3, 55.4, 55.5, 55.6, 55.7, 55.8, 55.9, 55.10, 55.11, 55.12, 55.13, 55.14, 55.15, 55.16, 55.17, 55.18, 55.19, 55.20, 55.21, 55.22, 55.23, 55.24, 55.25, 56.1, 56.2, 56.3, 56.4, 56.5, 56.6, 56.7, 56.8, 56.9, 56.10, 57.1, 57.2, 57.3, 57.4, 57.5, 57.6, 57.7, 57.8, 57.9, 57.10, 57.11, 57.12, 57.13, 57.14, 57.15, 57.16, 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 58.4, 58.5, 58.6, 58.7, 58.8, 58.9, 58.10, 58.11, 58.12, 58.13, 58.14, 58.15, 58.16, 58.17, 58.18, 58.19, 58.20, 58.21, 58.22, 58.23, 58.24, 58.25, 58.26, 59.1, 59.2, 59.3, 59.4, 59.5, 59.6, 59.7, 59.8, 59.9, 59.10, 59.11, 59.12, 59.13, 59.14, 59.15, 60.1, 60.2, 60.3, 60.4, 60.5, 60.6, 60.7, 60.8, 61.1, 61.2, 61.3, 61.4, 62.1, 62.2, 62.3, 62.4, 62.5, 62.6, 62.7, 62.8, 62.9, 62.10, 62.11, 62.12, 62.13, 62.14, 62.15, 62.16, 62.17, 62.18, 62.19, 62.20, 62.21, 63.1, 63.2, 65.1, 65.2, 65.3, 65.4, 65.5, 65.6, 65.7, 65.8, 65.9, 65.10, 65.11, 65.12, 65.13, 65.14, 66.1, 66.2, 66.3, 66.4, 66.5, 66.6, 66.7, 66.8, 67.1, 67.2, 68.1, 68.2, 68.3, 68.4, 68.5, 68.6, 68.7, 68.8, 69.1, 69.2, 69.3, 69.4, 69.5, 69.6, 69.7, 69.8, 69.9, 69.10, 70.1, 70.2, 70.3, 70.4, 72.1, 72.2, 72.3, 72.4, 73.1, 73.2, 73.3, 74.1, 74.2, 75.1, 75.2, 76.1, 77.1, 77.2, 77.3, 77.4, 77.5, 78.1, 79.1, 80.1, 80.2, 80.3, 80.4, 82.1, 82.2, 83.1, 83.2, 83.3, 83.4, 83.5, 83.6, 83.7, 83.8, 84.1, 84.2, 84.3, 84.4, 84.5, 84.6, 84.7, 84.8, 84.9, 84.10, 84.11, 84.12, 84.13, 84.14, 84.15, 84.16, 84.17, 84.18, 84.19, 84.20, 84.21, 84.22, 84.23, 84.24, 84.25, 84.26, 84.27, 84.28, 84.29, 84.30, 84.31, 84.32, 84.33, 84.34, 84.35, 84.36, 84.37, 84.38, 84.39, 84.40, 84.41, 84.42, 84.43, 84.44, 84.45, 84.46, 84.47, 84.48, 84.49, 84.50, 84.51, 84.52, 84.53, 84.54, 84.55, 84.56, 84.57, 84.58, 84.59, 84.60, 84.61, 84.62, 84.63, 84.64, 84.65, 84.66, 84.67, 85.1, 85.2, 86.1, 86.2, 86.3, 86.4, 86.5, 87.1, 87.2, 87.3, 88.1, 88.2, 88.3, 88.4, 88.5, 88.6, 88.7, 88.8, 89.1, 89.2, 89.3, 89.4, 89.5, 89.6, 89.7, 89.8, 89.9, 89.10, 89.11, 89.12, 89.13, 89.14, 89.15, 89.16, 90.1, 91.1, 91.2, 91.3, 91.4, 91.5, 91.6, 91.7, 92.1, 92.2, 92.3, 92.4, 92.5, 93.1, 93.2, 93.3, 93.4, 93.5, 93.6, 93.7, 93.8, 93.9, 93.10, 93.11, 93.12, 93.13, 95.1, 95.2, 95.3, 95.4, 95.5, 95.6, 95.7, 95.8, 95.9, 95.10, 95.11, 96.1, 96.2, 96.3, 96.4, 96.5, 96.6, 96.7, 96.8, 96.9, 96.10, 96.11, 96.12, 96.13, 96.14, 96.15, 96.16, 97.1, 97.2, 97.3, 97.4, 97.5, 97.6, 97.7, 97.8, 97.9, 97.10, 97.11, 97.12, 97.13, 97.14, 97.15, 97.16, 97.17, 97.18, 97.19, 97.20, 97.21, 97.22, 97.23, 98.1, 98.2, 99.1;
Sch D: 100.1, 100.2, 101.1, 101.2, 101.3, 101.4, 101.5, 101.6, 101.7, 102.1, 102.2, 102.3, 102.4, 102.5, 102.6
1 May 1997