Index of District Court Rules

District Court Rules Status: Current version as at 12 Dec 2018

General Amendment S.I. No. 581 of 2009: District Court (Combined Court Offices) Rules 2009
General Amendment S.I. No. 99 of 2013: District Court (Recording of Proceedings) Rules 2013
Schedule of Costs S.I. No. 123 of 2016: District Court (Solicitors’ costs) Rules 2016
Order 1 Sittings
Order 2 Adjournment of proceedings and of the court
Order 3 Language
Order 4 Mode of Address
Order 5 Judges' robes : S.I. No. 77 of 2015
Order 6 Right of Audience
Order 7 Minors And Other Persons Under Disability
Amendment to Order 7 S.I. No. 526 of 2004: District Court (Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act, 2003) Rules 2004
Amendment to Order 7 S.I. No. 258 of 2005: District Court (Funds in Court) Rules 2005
Order 8 Tendering Of Evidence : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 10 Service Of Documents In Criminal Proceedings : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 11 Service Out Of The Jurisdiction: S.I. No. 635 Of 2005
Amendment to Order 11 S.I. No. 367 of 2009: District Court (Service in Member States of Judicial and Extra-judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters) Rules 2009
Amendment to Order 11 S.I. No. 145 of 2019: District Court (Service) (No. 2) Rules 2019
Order 12 Miscellaneous Provisions : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014 District Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2014
Amendment to Order 12 S.I. No. 598 of 2014: District Court (General) Rules 2014
Amendment to Order 12 S.I. No. 167 of 2018: District Court (Extension of Time) Rules 2018
Order 12A Funds In Court : S.I. No. 258 Of 2005
Order 12B Recording Of Proceedings : S.I. No. 99 Of 2013
Order 13 Venue
Amendment to Order 13 S.I. No. 203 of 2007: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2006) Rules 2007
Amendment to Order 13 S.I. No. 41 of 2008: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2007) Rules 2008
Order 14 Admission To Court And Publication Of Proceedings : S.I. No. 33 Of 2010
Order 15 Issue Of Summonses Alleging Offences : S.I. No. 167 Of 2005
Amendment to Order 15 S.I. No. 557 of 2010: District Court (Summonses) Rules 2010
Order 16 Issue Of Warrants Charging Offences
Amendment to Order 16 S.I. No. 119 of 2005: District Court (European Arrest Warrant) Rules, 2005
Amendment to Order 16 S.I. No. 238 of 2006: District Court (Order 16) Rules 2006
Amendment to Order 16 S.I. No. 260 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009) Rules 2010
Order 17 Procedure On Arrest : S.I. No. 194 Of 2001
Amendment to Order 17 S.I. No. 203 of 2007: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2006) Rules 2007
Amendment to Order 17 S.I. No. 41 of 2008: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2007) Rules 2008
Amendment to Order 17 S.I. No. 105 of 2009: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2006) Rules 2009
Amendment to Order 17 S.I. No. 33 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009) Rules 2010
Order 18 Procedure On Admitting To Bail : S.I. No. 194 Of 2001
Amendment to Order 18 S.I. No. 41 of 2008: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2007) Rules 2008
Amendment to Order 18 S.I. No. 105 of 2009: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2006) Rules 2009
Amendment to Order 18 S.I. No. 33 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009) Rules 2010
Amendment to Order 18 S.I. No. 260 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009) Rules 2010
Order 19 Remands By The Court : S.I. No. 194 Of 2001
Amendment to Order 19 S.I. No. 149 of 2016: District Court (Amendment) Rules 2016
Amendment to Order 19 S.I. No. 585 of 2011: District Court (Criminal Procedure Act 2010) Rules 2011
Order 20 Arrest Of Persons In Contravention Of Conditions Of Bail Recognisances : S.I. No. 194 Of 2001
Amendment to Order 20 S.I. No. 260 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009) Rules 2010
Amendment to Order 20 S.I. No. 565 of 2018: District Court (Bail) Rules 2018
Order 21 Attendance Of Witnesses
Amendment to Order 21 S.I. No. 94 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008) Rules 2010
Order 22 Procedure On Accused's Failure To Appear
Amendment to Order 22 S.I. No. 498 of 2008: District Court (Bench Warrants) Rules 2008
Order 23 Trial Of Summary Offences : S.I. No. 19 Of 2016
Order 23A Criminal Law (Insanity) Act, 2006 : S.I. No. 727 Of 2007
Amendment to Order 23A S.I. No. 154 of 2011: District Court (Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010) Rules 2011
Order 24 Proceedings Relating to Indictable Offences : S.I. No. 226 of 2019
Order 25 Issue Of Warrants In Execution Of Court Orders : S.I. No. 41 Of 1998
Amendment to Order 25 S.I. No. 19 of 2016: District Court (Fines) Rules 2015
Order 26 Endorsement, Addressing, Execution, Re-Issue Of Warrants
Amendment to Order 26 S.I. No. 203 of 2007: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2006) Rules 2007
Amendment to Order 26 S.I. No. 149 of 2016: District Court (Amendment) Rules 2016
Order 27 Estreatment Of Recognisances Forfeiture Of Money Lodged : S.I. No. 194 Of 2001
Amendment to Order 27 S.I. No. 41 of 2008: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2007) Rules 2008
Amendment to Order 27 S.I. No. 260 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009) Rules 2010
Amendment to Order 27 S.I. No. 225 of 2019: District Court (Estreatment) Rules 2019
Order 28 Recognisances Under The Probation Of Offenders Act, 1907
Amendment to Order 28 S.I. No. 544 of 2006: District Court (Probation of Offenders) Rules 2006
Order 28A Proceedings Under Part 10 Of The Criminal Justice Act 2006 : S.I. No. 203 Of 2007
Amendment to Order 28A S.I. No. 25 of 2008: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2006) (No. 2) Rules 2008
Amendment to Order 28A S.I. No. 105 of 2009: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 2006) Rules 2009
Amendment to Order 28A S.I. No. 260 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009) Rules 2010
Order 29 Extradition
Order 30 Community Service
Amendment to Order 30 S.I. No. 313 of 2007: District Court (Community Service) Rules 2007
Order 31 Proceedings under Criminal Justice Act 1984, etc.
Order 31A Proceedings Under The Police (Property) Act, 1897
Amendment to 31A S.I. No. 94 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008) Rules 2010
Order 31B Intellectual Property : S.I. No. 421 Of 2010
Order 32 Misuse Of Drugs
Order 33 Compensation Orders
Amendment to Order 33 S.I. No. 539 of 2004: District Court (Children) Rules, 2004
Amendment to Order 33 S.I. No. 106 of 2009: District Court (Consumer Protection Act 2007) Rules 2009
Order 34 Miscellaneous Search Warrants : S.I. No. 216 Of 1999
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 700 of 2004: District Court (Food Safety) Rules 2004
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 207 of 2002: District Court (Company Law Enforcement) Rules 2002
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 412 of 2003: District Court (Theft and Fraud Offences) Rules, 2003
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 411 of 2004: District Court (Intellectual Property) Rules, 2004
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 119 of 2005: District Court (European Arrest Warrant) Rules, 2005
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 322 of 2008: District Court (Search Warrants) Rules 2008
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 106 of 2009: District Court (Consumer Protection Act 2007) Rules 2009
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 536 of 2011: District Court (Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010) Rules 2011
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 585 of 2011: District Court (Criminal Procedure Act 2010) Rules 2011
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 94 of 2010: District Court (Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008) Rules 2010
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 653 of 2011: District Court (Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010) Rules 2011
Amendment to Order 34 S.I. No. 480 of 2018: District Court (Companies Act 2014: search warrants) Rules 2018
Order 34A Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 : S.I. No. 314 Of 2010
Order 35 Certified Copies Of Orders And Of Other Documents : S.I. No. 41 Of 1998
Amendment to Order 35 S.I. No. 92 of 2009: District Court (Forms) Rules 2009
Order 36 Costs And Witnesses' Expenses
Order 37 Proceedings Involving Children Or Young Persons : S.I. No. 539 Of 2004
Amendment to Order 37 S.I. No. 666 of 2004: District Court (Children) Rules 2004
Amendment to Order 37 S.I. No. 567 of 2016: District Court (Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014) Rules 2016
Amendment to Order 37 S.I. No. 152 of 2007: District Court (Children Summonses) Rules 2007
Amendment to Order 37 S.I. No. 408 of 2007: District Court (Children) Rules 2007
Order 38 Miscellaneous Matters : S.I. No. 687 Of 2005
Amendment to Order 38 S.I. No. 703 of 2005: District Court (Taxes consolidation Act 1997) (Amendment) Rules 2005
Amendment to Order 38 S.I. No. 653 of 2011: District Court (Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010) Rules 2011
Amendment to Order 38 S.I. No. 47 of 2006: District Court (Criminal Justice Act 1994, section 38) Rules 2006
Interpretation Interpretation of terms : S.I. No. 17 of 2014
Provisions Overview S.I. No. 17 of 2014: District Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2014 - provisions overview
Order 39 General Rules : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 40 Beginning Civil Proceedings In The Court : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Amendment to Order 40 S.I. No. 513 of 2016: District Court (Issue of Civil Proceedings) Rules 2016
Order 40A Personal Injuries Proceedings : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Amendment to Order 40A S.I. No. 599 of 2014: District Court (Personal Injuries) Rules 2014
Amendment to Order 40A S.I. No. 513 of 2016: District Court (Issue of Civil Proceedings) Rules 2016
Amendment to Order 40A S.I. No. 102 of 2017: District Court (Order 40A) Rules 2017
Amendment to Order 40A S.I. No. 327 of 2019: District Court (Personal Injuries: Section 8 Notices) Rules 2019
Order 40B Landlord And Tenant Proceedings (Ejectment) : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 40C Procedure In Statutory Applications By Notice Of Application : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 40D Procedure In Statutory Appeals By Notice Of Appeal To The Court : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 40E Proceedings Begun By The Issue Of A Summons In Matters Other Than Criminal Matters* : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 40F Intellectual Property
Order 41 Service Of Documents In Civil Proceedings - Service Of Documents In The State : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 41A Service Of Documents In Civil Proceedings - Service Of Documents Outside The State With The Permission Of The Court : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Amendment to Order 41A S.I. No. 471 of 2018: District Court (Service) Rules 2018
Order 41B Service Of Documents In Civil Proceedings - Service Of Documents Outside The State Without The Permission Of The Court : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Amendment to Order 41B S.I. No. 617 of 2015: District Court (Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters) Rules 2015
Order 42 Defence, Particulars And Counterclaim : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 42A Third Party Procedure : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 43 Joining Claims And Parties : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 44 Applications By Notice Of Motion : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 45 Lodgments And Tenders In Lieu Of Lodgment : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 45A Security For Costs : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 45B Discovery And Inspection Of Documents : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 45C Application To Have A Claim Forwarded To The Circuit Court Or To The High Court : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 45D Admissions : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 45E Amendment : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Amendment to Order 45E S.I. No. 598 of 2014: District Court (General) Rules 2014
Order 46 Attendance Of Witnesses And Production Of Documents : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 47 Judgment In Default In Debt Claims : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 47A Judgment In Default In Non-Debt Claims : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 47B Discontinuance And Withdrawal : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 48 Authentication And Filing Of Documents : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 49 Hearing Of Civil Proceedings : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 49A Case Management : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 49B Mediation And Other Alternative Dispute Resolution : S.I. No. 9 Of 2018
Order 50 Affidavits In Civil Proceedings : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 51 Execution And Enforcement Of Judgments : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 51A Enforcement Of Judgments And Orders : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Amendment to Order 51A S.I. No. 617 of 2015: District Court (Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters) Rules 2015
Order 51B Interpleader : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 51C European Enforcement Orders : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 52 European Account Preservation Order : S.I. No. 405 Of 2017
Order 53 Costs : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 53A Small Claims Procedure : S.I. No. 17 Of 2014
Order 53B European Small Claims Procedure (For Cross-Border Small Claims Within The European Union) : S.I. No. 315 Of 2018
Order 54 Maintenance of Spouses and Children : S.I. No. 17 Of 2016
Order 54A Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 : S.I. No. 17 Of 2016
Order 56 Attachment Of Earnings : S.I. No. 42 Of 1998
Order 57 Proceedings Under: Section 8 of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940, etc.
Order 58 Custody and Guardianship of Children : S.I. No. 434 of 2020
Amendment to Order 58 S.I. No. 9 of 2018: District Court (Mediation) Rules 2018
Order 59 Domestic Violence : S.I. No. 79 Of 2019
Order 60 Protection of the Family Home : S.I. No. 42 of 1998
Order 61 Use Of Blood Tests In Determining Parentage
Order 61A Section 40, Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004: S.I. No. 141 of 2015
Amendment to Order 61A S.I. No. 79 of 2019: District Court (Domestic Violence) Rules 2019
Order 63 Auctioneers and house agents
Order 64 Betting Act, 1931
Order 65 Fisheries
Order 66 Gaming and lotteries
Order 67 General dealers
Order 68 Licensing Acts 1833 to 2018 : S.I. No. 566 of 2018
Order 69 Restaurant certificates and declarations as to suitability of premises
Order 70 Objections to the first grant of wine retailers' on-licences
Order 71 Special exemption orders : S.I. No. 174 of 2009
Order 72 General exemption orders : S.I. No. 174 of 2009
Amendment to Order 72 S.I. No. 566 of 2018: District Court (Intoxicating Liquor) Rules 2018
Order 73 Exemptions for special events
Order 74 Exemptions for licensed business on Sunday afternoons and Saint Patrick's day
Order 75 Exemptions for unlicensed business on Sunday mornings and Saint Patrick's day
Order 76 Occasional licences
Amendment to Order 76 S.I. No. 566 of 2018: District Court (Intoxicating Liquor) Rules 2018
Order 77 Ad-interim transfers of licences : S.I. No. 123 of 1998
Order 78 Transfers of licences held by nominees
Order 79 Certificates of transfer
Order 80 Objections to renewal of intoxicating liquor licences, forms of renewal certificate, forms of renewal certificate, recording renewals of licences
Order 81 Annual licensing court
Order 82 Register of licences
Order 83 Registration of clubs and granting of club authorisations
Order 84 Child care
Amendment to Order 84 S.I. No. 5 of 2006: District Court (Children) Rules 2006
Amendment to Order 84 S.I. No. 469 of 2008: District Court (Child Care) Rules 2008
Amendment to Order 84 S.I. No. 143 of 2015: District Court (Child Care) Rules 2015
Order 84A Mental Health : S.I. No. 97 of 2007
Order 85 Water disconnection rules
Order 86 Public dancing
Order 87 Public music and singing
Order 88 Street and house to house collections
Order 89 Wildlife
Order 90 Air Navigation (Eurocontrol)
Order 90A Railway Infrastructure : S.I. No. 534 of 2004
Order 91 Control of dogs
Order 92 Fire services
Order 93 Housing (private rented dwellings)
Order 93A Applications under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 : S.I. No. 162 of 2010
Order 93B Applications to extend time for delivery of annual return under section 343 of the Companies Act 2014 : S.I. No. 256 of 2015
Order 93C Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2020: S.I. No. 431 of 2020
Order 94 Irish nationality and citizenship
Order 95 Malicious injuries
Order 96 Protection of the environment and control of pollution
Order 96A Food safety : S.I. No. 700 of 2004
Order 96B Orders concerning retail premises ... Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 ... Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 : S.I. No. 536 of 2011
Order 96C Criminal Justice Act 2006, Part 11 : S.I. No. 314 of 2007
Amendment to Order 96C S.I. No. 408 of 2007: District Court (Children) Rules 2007
Order 97 Road traffic : S.I. No. 235 of 2018
Order 98 Social welfare
Amendment to Order 98 S.I. No. 17 of 2016: District Court (Children and Family Relationships Act 2015) Rules 2016
Order 99A Procedure under - Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 - Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 : S.I. No. 506 of 2016
Order 99B Employment Equality Act 1998 : S.I. No. 263 of 2006