Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I move amendment No. 63:
In page 17, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:
“Amendment of section 22 of Act of 1961
30.Section 22 of the Act of 1961 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection 15:“(16) In the interests of the administration of justice and the determination of proceedings in a manner which is just, expeditious and likely to minimise the cost of those proceedings—(a) the President of the Circuit Court, or(17) The President of the Circuit Court may, in the interests of the administration of justice and the determination of proceedings in a manner which is just, expeditious and likely to minimise the cost of those proceedings, issue directions (in this section referred to as ‘practice directions’) in relation to the conduct of proceedings before the Circuit Court.
(b) any other judge of the Circuit Court as may be nominated for that purpose by the President of the Circuit Court, may, subject to any practice direction issued under subsection (17), make any order or give any direction he or she thinks appropriate in relation to the conduct of proceedings before the Circuit Court.
(18) A practice direction may relate to—(a) civil or criminal proceedings, or both, orand may make provision for such incidental, supplementary and consequential matters, including in respect of a failure to comply with any matter provided for in a direction, as appear to the President of the Circuit Court to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the direction.
(b) a class or classes of civil or criminal proceedings, or both,
(19) A practice direction shall be published in such manner as the President of the Circuit Court may direct.
(20) Subsections (16) to (19) are without prejudice to any powers of the Circuit Court in respect of proceedings before it.”.”.
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