S.I. No. 93/1997 - District Court Rules, 1997

District Court Area of	District No.	District No.	District No.
........................................................................................................................................................................Applicant	........................................................................................................................................................................Applicant	........................................................................................................................................................................Applicant	........................................................................................................................................................................Applicant
........................................................................................................................................................................Respondent (s)	........................................................................................................................................................................Respondent (s)	........................................................................................................................................................................Respondent (s)	........................................................................................................................................................................Respondent (s)

TAKE NOTICE that an application will be made at a sitting of the District Court to

be held at ............................................................................................................................................................................	be held at ............................................................................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. by the above-named applicant

of .........................................................................................................................................................................................	of .........................................................................................................................................................................................

Garda Síochána station, a superintendent of the Garda Síochána, for an Order to estreat the recognisance entered into on the day of 19 at ...................................

by you	..........................................	(Principal Party)	in the sum of £	,
by you	..........................................	(Surety)	in the sum of £	, and
by you	..........................................	(Surety)	in the sum of £	,
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conditioned that the said principal party, of ...........................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of ...........................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of ...........................................................................................................
*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of ...................................................................).	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of ...................................................................).	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of ...................................................................).
*(would appear before the District Court at ..........................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at ..........................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at ..........................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. and any adjournment of the relevant proceedings until the said party's presence was no longer required).

*(would

IT HAVING BEEN CERTIFIED on the said recognisance by a Judge of the District Court that the condition thereof has not been performed.

Dated this	day of	19 .	19 .
			Signed ..............................................................................
			Superintendent of the Garda Síochána
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To
of	, Principal Party
To
of	, Surety.
To
of	, Surety.

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No. 27.3

O.27, r. 3 (2)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO FORFEIT MONEY LODGED

District Court Area of	District No.	District No.	District No.
............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant
............................................................................................................................................................................. Respondent	............................................................................................................................................................................. Respondent	............................................................................................................................................................................. Respondent	............................................................................................................................................................................. Respondent

TAKE NOTICE that an application will be made at a sitting of the District Court to

be held at ............................................................................................................................................................................	be held at ............................................................................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. by the above-named applicant

of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

Garda Síochána station, a superintendent of the Garda Síochána,

FOR AN ORDER DIRECTING THE FORFEITURE of £ , being the sum of money which was

lodged by the above-named respondent of ................................................................................................................	lodged by the above-named respondent of ................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 , at the direction of a Judge of the District Court , in lieu of a surety or sureties to a recognisance then entered into by the respondent conditioned that the respondent

*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for a period of .........................................................................)	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for a period of .........................................................................)	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for a period of .........................................................................)
*(would appear before a sitting of the District Court at ..............................................................................................	*(would appear before a sitting of the District Court at ..............................................................................................	*(would appear before a sitting of the District Court at ..............................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. and any adjournment of the relevant proceedings until the respondent's presence was no longer required),

*(would
	,)

IT HAVING BEEN CERTIFIED on the said recognisance by a Judge of the District Court that the condition thereof has not been performed.

Dated this day of 19 .	Dated this day of 19 .
	Signed ..............................................................................
	Superintendent of the Garda Síochána

To

of

the above-named respondent.

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No. 27.4

O.27, r. 4 (1) (a)

ORDER TO ESTREAT

THE COURT, being satisfied that notice of application to entreat the recognisance herein was duly served,

HEREBY ORDERS that the recognisance be entreated

*(against the said .........................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(against the said .........................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(against the said .........................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(against the said .........................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(against the said .........................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(against the said .........................................................................in the sum of £ )
*(and against the said................................................................ .in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said................................................................ .in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said................................................................ .in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said................................................................ .in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said................................................................ .in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said................................................................ .in the sum of £ )
*(and against the said .................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said .................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said .................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said .................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said .................................................................in the sum of £ )	*(and against the said .................................................................in the sum of £ )
The said sums to be paid to the Clerk of the District Court at	The said sums to be paid to the Clerk of the District Court at	The said sums to be paid to the Clerk of the District Court at	............................................................	............................................................	............................................................

• (forthwith) (within clear days from the date hereof).

Dated this	day of	19 .	19 .
			Signed ...........................................................................
			Superintendent of the Garda Síochána

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No. 27.5

O.27, r. 4 (1) (b)

ORDER TO FORFEIT MONEY LODGED

THE COURT HEREBY DIRECTS that the sum of £ , being *(part of) the

sum of money which was lodged in lieu of a surety or sureties by the said ...........................................................	sum of money which was lodged in lieu of a surety or sureties by the said ...........................................................

BE FORFEITED,

*(AND FURTHER DIRECTS that the sum of £ , being the balance of the said

sum lodged, be repaid to the said ...................................................................................................................................	sum lodged, be repaid to the said ...................................................................................................................................
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Dated this	day of

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No. 27.6

O.27, r.6 (1)

WARRANT OF DISTRESS

(to enforce an Order to Estreat)

District Court Area of	District No.	District No.	District No.
............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................. Applicant
.......................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	.......................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	.......................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	.......................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent

WHEREAS UPON HEARING an application made to this Court on the day of 19 by the above-named applicant, a superintendent of the Garda Síochána, for an order to estreat the recognisance entered into on the day

of	19	at .......................................................................................................	at .......................................................................................................
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by ......................................., (Principal Party)	by ......................................., (Principal Party)	by ......................................., (Principal Party)	in the sum of £
by ......................................., (Surety)	by ......................................., (Surety)	by ......................................., (Surety)	in the sum of £
by ......................................., (Surety)	by ......................................., (Surety)	by ......................................., (Surety)	in the sum of £
---	---	---
conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................
*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of ....................................................................,)	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of ....................................................................,)	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of ....................................................................,)
*(would appear before the District Court at ..................................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at ..................................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at ..................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. and any adjournment of the relevant proceedings until the said party's presence was no longer required).

*(would

AND BEING SATISFIED that the said parties to the said recognisance severally acknowledged themselves to owe to the State the respective sums aforesaid to the use of the Minister for Finance if the principal party failed in the above condition,

AND UPON PRODUCTION to the Court of the said recognisance with a certificate of the non-performance of that condition endorsed thereon,

AND IT HAVING BEEN PROVED to the satisfaction of the Court that the notice of application to estreat the said recognisance was duly served (upon the principal party) (and) *(upon the said surety/sureties) at least seven days before the hearing of the said application,

THE COURT ORDERED on the day of 19 that said recognisance be entreated against *the said principal party in the sum of £ and against

the said .............................................................................................................................................................................	the said .............................................................................................................................................................................	the said .............................................................................................................................................................................	the said .............................................................................................................................................................................
and the said ......................................................................................................................................................................	and the said ......................................................................................................................................................................	and the said ......................................................................................................................................................................	and the said ......................................................................................................................................................................
in the sum of £ each, and that the said sums be paid to the Clerk of the District	in the sum of £ each, and that the said sums be paid to the Clerk of the District	in the sum of £ each, and that the said sums be paid to the Clerk of the District	in the sum of £ each, and that the said sums be paid to the Clerk of the District
Court at .............................................................................................................................................................................	Court at .............................................................................................................................................................................	Court at .............................................................................................................................................................................	Court at .............................................................................................................................................................................

• (forthwith) (within ............., clear days from the date of the order),

AND WHEREAS the said order has not been complied with by the respondent herein, a party to the said recognisance,

THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to levy the sum

of £ by distress and sale of the goods of the respondent ........................................................................	of £ by distress and sale of the goods of the respondent ........................................................................	of £ by distress and sale of the goods of the respondent ........................................................................	of £ by distress and sale of the goods of the respondent ........................................................................
of ...........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ...........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ...........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ...........................................................................................................................................................................................
The sum levied to be paid to the Clerk of the District Court at ...................................................................................	The sum levied to be paid to the Clerk of the District Court at ...................................................................................	The sum levied to be paid to the Clerk of the District Court at ...................................................................................	The sum levied to be paid to the Clerk of the District Court at ...................................................................................

This warrant to be returned in three months if not executed.

Dated this	day of	19 .	19 .
			Signed ..............................................................................
			Judge of the District Court

To

The Superintendent of the Garda Siochana

at .......................... Garda Station	at .......................... Garda Station	at .......................... Garda Station

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No. 27.7

O.27, r.6 (2)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WARRANT OF EXECUTION

(to enforce by committal an Order to Estreat)

District Court Area of	District No.	District No.	District No.
............................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant	............................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant
........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent

WHEREAS a recognisance was entered into on the day of 19 .

at ............................................................................................................................................................................	at ............................................................................................................................................................................	at ............................................................................................................................................................................	at ............................................................................................................................................................................	at ............................................................................................................................................................................	at ............................................................................................................................................................................	at ............................................................................................................................................................................
by you .................................................., (Principal Party)	by you .................................................., (Principal Party)	by you .................................................., (Principal Party)	by you .................................................., (Principal Party)	in the sum of £	,	,
by you .................................................., (Surety)	by you .................................................., (Surety)	by you .................................................., (Surety)	by you .................................................., (Surety)	in the sum of £	, and	, and
by you .................................................., (Surety)	by you .................................................., (Surety)	by you .................................................., (Surety)	by you .................................................., (Surety)	in the sum of £	,	,
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conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................
*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of .......................................................................	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of .......................................................................	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of .......................................................................
*(would appear before the District Court at .................................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at .................................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at .................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. and any adjournment of the relevant proceedings until the said party's presence was no longer required).

*(would
	,)

AND WHEREAS the said condition was not duly performed, the Court on the day of 19 made an order estreating the said recognisance in the sum of £ against the respondent herein, a party to the said recognisance,

AND WHEREAS the respondent has not complied with that order, and the Court on the day of 19 ordered that the last-mentioned sum be levied by distress and sale of the goods of the respondent and issued a warrant of distress for that purpose.

TAKE NOTICE that the applicant herein will apply at the sitting of the District Court

to be held at .......................................................................................................................................................................	to be held at .......................................................................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. for the issue of a warrant to commit the respondent herein to prison on the ground that it has been found impossible to execute that warrant of distress for the following reason(s):—

Dated this	day of	19 .	19 .
			Signed ...............................................................................
			Superintendent of the Garda Síochána
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To .....................................................	To .....................................................	To .....................................................
of ......................................................	of ......................................................	of ......................................................
the above-named respondent,	the above-named respondent,	the above-named respondent,
To the Clerk of the District Court,	To the Clerk of the District Court,	To the Clerk of the District Court,
at .....................................................	at .....................................................	at .....................................................

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No. 27.8

O.27, r.6 (2)

WARRANT OF EXECUTION

(to enforce by committal an Order to Estreat)

District Court Area of	District No.	District No.	District No.
........................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant	........................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant	........................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant	........................................................................................................................................................................... Applicant
........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent	........................................................................................................................................................................... Respondent

WHEREAS UPON HEARING an application made to this Court on the day of 19 by the above-named applicant, a superintendent of the Garda Síochána, for an order to estreat the recognisance entered into on the day

of	19	at ..................................................................................................................	at ..................................................................................................................
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by ......................................................,	by ......................................................,	(Principal Party)	in the sum of £
by ......................................................,	by ......................................................,	(Surety)	in the sum of £
by .....................................................,	by .....................................................,	(Surety)	in the sum of £
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conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................	conditioned that the said principal party, of .................................................................................................................
*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of .......................................................................	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of .......................................................................	*(would keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the period of .......................................................................
*(would appear before the District Court at .................................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at .................................................................................................................	*(would appear before the District Court at .................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at a.m./p.m. and any adjournment of the relevant proceedings until the said party's presence was no longer required).

*(would

THE COURT ORDERED that said recognisance be estreated against */the said principal

party in the sum of £ */the said ................................................................................................................	party in the sum of £ */the said ................................................................................................................	party in the sum of £ */the said ................................................................................................................	party in the sum of £ */the said ................................................................................................................
*/and the said ....................................................................................................................................................................	*/and the said ....................................................................................................................................................................	*/and the said ....................................................................................................................................................................	*/and the said ....................................................................................................................................................................
in the sum of £ each/ and that the said sums) be paid to the Clerk of the District	in the sum of £ each/ and that the said sums) be paid to the Clerk of the District	in the sum of £ each/ and that the said sums) be paid to the Clerk of the District	in the sum of £ each/ and that the said sums) be paid to the Clerk of the District
Court at ...............................................................................................................................................................................	Court at ...............................................................................................................................................................................	Court at ...............................................................................................................................................................................	Court at ...............................................................................................................................................................................

• (forthwith) (within .................. clear days from the date of the order),

AND WHEREAS the said order has not been complied with by the respondent herein, a party to the said recognisance, and the Court having, upon the application by the applicant herein on the day of 19 , issued a warrant of distress directing that the sum of £ be levied by distress and sale of the goods of the respondent herein,

AND WHEREAS upon hearing an application made this day by the applicant for the issue of a warrant to commit the respondent to prison, the Court is satisfied that it has been found impossible to execute that warrant of distress, and grants the application,

THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said

respondent .........................................................................................................................................................................	respondent .........................................................................................................................................................................	respondent .........................................................................................................................................................................	respondent .........................................................................................................................................................................	respondent .........................................................................................................................................................................
of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
and to lodge him/her in the prison at .............................................................................................................................	and to lodge him/her in the prison at .............................................................................................................................	and to lodge him/her in the prison at .............................................................................................................................	and to lodge him/her in the prison at .............................................................................................................................	and to lodge him/her in the prison at .............................................................................................................................
to be imprisoned there for the period of ........................................................................................................................	to be imprisoned there for the period of ........................................................................................................................	to be imprisoned there for the period of ........................................................................................................................	to be imprisoned there for the period of ........................................................................................................................	to be imprisoned there for the period of ........................................................................................................................

unless the said sum of £ shall be sooner paid.

Dated this	day of	19 .	19 .
			Signed ...............................................................................
			Judge of the District Court

To the Superintendent of the Garda Síochána

at .........................................................................................	at .........................................................................................

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No. 28.1

O.28, r.1

RECOGNISANCE

(Probation of Offenders Act, 1907)

District Court Area of	District No.	District No.	District No.
............................................................................................................................................................................. Prosecutor	............................................................................................................................................................................. Prosecutor	............................................................................................................................................................................. Prosecutor	............................................................................................................................................................................. Prosecutor
............................................................................................................................................................................. Accused	............................................................................................................................................................................. Accused	............................................................................................................................................................................. Accused	............................................................................................................................................................................. Accused
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WE ........................................................... of ..............................................................................................................	WE ........................................................... of ..............................................................................................................	WE ........................................................... of ..............................................................................................................	WE ........................................................... of ..............................................................................................................
a ....................................................................... and ..............................................................................................................	a ....................................................................... and ..............................................................................................................	a ....................................................................... and ..............................................................................................................	a ....................................................................... and ..............................................................................................................
of .................................................................. a ......................................................................................................................	of .................................................................. a ......................................................................................................................	of .................................................................. a ......................................................................................................................	of .................................................................. a ......................................................................................................................
and ........................................................................... of ........................................................................................................	and ........................................................................... of ........................................................................................................	and ........................................................................... of ........................................................................................................	and ........................................................................... of ........................................................................................................
a ........................................................................severally acknowledge ourselves to	a ........................................................................severally acknowledge ourselves to	a ........................................................................severally acknowledge ourselves to	a ........................................................................severally acknowledge ourselves to
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owe to the State the several sums following, that is to say, the said ..........................................................................	owe to the State the several sums following, that is to say, the said ..........................................................................	owe to the State the several sums following, that is to say, the said ..........................................................................	owe to the State the several sums following, that is to say, the said ..........................................................................
the sum of ............................................. pounds and the said ..........................................................................................	the sum of ............................................. pounds and the said ..........................................................................................	the sum of ............................................. pounds and the said ..........................................................................................	the sum of ............................................. pounds and the said ..........................................................................................
and the sum of	and the sum of	...................................................	...................................................

above-named accused fail in the condition hereunder.

.................................................................................................................................................. Accused	.................................................................................................................................................. Accused
.................................................................................................................................................. Surety	.................................................................................................................................................. Surety
.................................................................................................................................................Surety	.................................................................................................................................................Surety
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Acknowledged before me this day of 19 .	Acknowledged before me this day of 19 .
	Signed ..............................................................................
	Judge of the District Court

The condition of the above written recognisance is such that whereas a complaint was

made that the said .............................................................................................................................................................	made that the said .............................................................................................................................................................

on the day of 19 at

did

and at the Court held at	and at the Court held at				in said District on the
	day of	day of	19	the Court found that the charge was proved but was of	the Court found that the charge was proved but was of

opinion that having regard to

it was expedient to release the accused on probation, and ordered that he/she be discharged conditionally on his/her entering into a recognisance with ........... sureties, in the sum of £ each, to be of good behaviour and to appear for conviction and sentence when called on at any time during years, and further (insert special conditions, if any)

If, therefore, the above bounden accused shall be of good behaviour and appear before a Judge of the District Court assigned to District No. sitting at in said court area and district, for conviction and sentence when called on at any time during the period of years next ensuing

*and shall not associate with nor frequent

*and shall lead an honest and industrious life

*and abstain from intoxicating liquor

*and reside at

(or such other place or places, as

of

shall from time to time prescribe) and shall

(and furthermore during the said period shall be under the supervision of

of

and for the purpose of securing such supervision shall receive at his/her home or place of residence visits from the said

weekly, or at such other intervals as he/she may determine, and shall, forthwith, report to the said

any change of his/her residence or place of employment) then the said recognisance shall be void, or else to stand in full force and effect.

• (or)

The condition of the above-written recognisance is such that whereas a complaint was

made against the said ......................................................................................................................................................	made against the said ......................................................................................................................................................

(state nature of complaint with time and place); if therefore the said

will be of good behaviour and keep the peace towards all citizens and particularly

towards	for a period of

from this date, then the said recognisance to be void, or else to stand in full force and effect.

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No. 28.2

O.28, r.2

INFORMATION

BREACH OF RECOGNISANCE

(Probation of Offenders Act, 1907)

District Court Area of	District No.	District No.	District No.
........................................................................................................................................................................... Prosecutor	........................................................................................................................................................................... Prosecutor	........................................................................................................................................................................... Prosecutor	........................................................................................................................................................................... Prosecutor
........................................................................................................................................................................... Accused	........................................................................................................................................................................... Accused	........................................................................................................................................................................... Accused	........................................................................................................................................................................... Accused
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The information of ...................................................................................................................................................	The information of ...................................................................................................................................................	The information of ...................................................................................................................................................
of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	of ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

who says on oath:-