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(1) These Rules shall be cited as the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2017.
(2) These Rules shall come into operation on 8th January 2018 and shall apply to proceedings lodged on or after that date.
(3) In these Rules “the principal Rules” means the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980; and an Order or rule referred to by number means the Order or rule so numbered in the principal Rules.
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In Order 53, rule 4(1) of the principal Rules, omit “promptly and in any event”.
Declan Morgan
Gerald McAlinden
John Gillen
W R B Stephens
Dermot Fee
Emma Hunt
27th September 2017In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55A(3) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, I allow these Rules.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 4th October 2017
Nick Perry
A senior officer of the Department of Justice
