The County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022

Made: 13th October 2022

Coming into operation: 6th January 2023

The County Court Rules Committee makes and the Department of Justice, after consultation with the Lady Chief Justice, allows the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 47 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980[^f00001] and paragraphs 10(2) and 10(5) of Schedule 6 to the Administration of Justice Act 1982[^f00002].

Citation and commencement

1

These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 6th January 2023.

Amendments to the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981

2

The County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981[^f00003] are amended as follows—

• (a) After Order 12, insert the new Order 12A set out in Schedule 1 to these Rules; and

• (b) after Order 25, insert the new Order 25A set out in Schedule 2 to these Rules.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

Signed

Patricia Smyth — Paul Brennen — Colin Mitchell — Sandra Crawford — 2022-10-13

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 47(4) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, I allow these Rules.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 20th October 2022

Naomi R Long — Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Rules amend the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 (S.R. 1981 No. 225) to—

• insert a new Order 12A which prescribes a procedure for applications for summary judgment where a notice of intention to defend has been served; and

• insert a new Order 25A which prescribes the procedure for applications for provisional assessment of damages in personal injury cases.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3); Article 47 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and paragraph 33 of Schedule 17 to, and paragraph 118 of Schedule 18 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)

[^f00002]: 1982 c. 53

[^f00003]: S.R. 1981 No 225; to which the most recent relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2016 No. 302, S.R. 2013 No. 140 and S.R. 2013 No. 19

[^f00004]: 1982 c.53

Editorial notes

[^key-3dcbafe9c6d6dd3487398b993ed1515d]: Rule 1 in operation at 6.1.2023, see rule 1

[^key-44c8bfada8462cb57e88e5d19f1f01ea]: Sch. 2 in operation at 6.1.2023, see rule 1

[^key-bedb63ccd38bb8bda0c3bc9ba2ff67e4]: Rule 2 in operation at 6.1.2023, see rule 1

[^key-c6a1f68827044a3f32b6c17d19c2c7f0]: Sch. 1 in operation at 6.1.2023, see rule 1