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8 1998

COURTS SERVICE ACT, 1998

PART I

Preliminary and General.

Short title and commencement.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts Service Act, 1998.

(2) Part 1 and section 36 shall come into operation on the date of the passing of this Act.

(3) Part VIII shall come into operation one month after the date of the passing of this Act.

(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may fix by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be fixed for different purposes and different provisions.

Interpretation.

2. —(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

the Board” means the Board of the Service;

the Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Service appointed under section 17 (1);

the Chief Executive Designate” means the Chief Executive Designate appointed under section 40 (1);

the establishment day” means the day appointed under section 3 ;

function” includes a power and duty;

the Transitional Board” means the Courts Service Transitional Board established by section 37 (1);

the Minister” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform;

the Service” means the body established by section 4 (1);

the staff of the Service” does not include the Chief Executive.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended,

(c) a reference to a Schedule by number is a reference to the Schedule so numbered to this Act,

(d) a reference to an enactment includes a reference to that enactment as amended at any time by any enactment, and

(e) a reference to the performance of a function includes a reference to the exercise of a power and the performance of a duty.