The Gazette 1995

GAZETTE

DECEMBER 1995

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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE 1995 LEGISLATION UPDATE - 1 August 1995 - 6 November 1995 No. Title of Act and Date Passed Commencement Date/s

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Netting of Financial Contracts Act, 1995 (l August, 1995) Provides for the enforceability of netting, between two parties only, in relation to financial contracts in accordance with the terms of a netting agreement.

l August, 1995

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Family Law Act, 1995 (2 October, 1995)

Commencement Order/s to be made

Enables the Courts to make financial, property and other ancillary orders in or after proceedings for judicial separation; enables such orders to be made in certain cases where marriages are dissolved or where the spouses become judicially separated under the law of another State; restates the law, with amendments, on the powers of the court to make declarations in relation to the status of a person's marriage; raises the minimum age for marriage to 18 years and provides for notice of marriage; makes further provision in relation to maintenance under the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976. Provides that the Minister for the Marine may, following a request from a fisheries board or after consideration of a management report on a board, appoint a Commission to carry out functions of that board; amends and extends the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 1994. Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1995 (6 November, 1995)

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6 November, 1995

S ELECTED S TATUTORY I NSTRUMENTS

or other originating documents; (b) for the

sections came into operation on 1 October, 1995. \

215/1995 Circuit Court Rules (No. 1), 1995. Came into operation on 1 October, 1995. Provides for procedures in relation to making

amendment of procedures in relation to the payment into Court of and the payment out of lodgements in satisfaction of claims; (c) for the delivery of a Defence without the necessity of lodging same in the Circuit Court Office with consequent changes in applicationsfor judgment in default of Defence and applicationsfor Summary Judgment.

243/1995 Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 1), of 1995. Came into \ operation on 2 October,

applications to the Circuit Court under section 27 of the Local Government (Planning & Development) Act, 1976, as amended by section 19 (4) (g) of the Local Government (Planning & Development) Act, 1992.

1995. Adds a new rule l(q) to order 11- Service out of the Jurisdiction - to provide j for proceedings brought to j enforce any foreign judgment orforeign arbitral award. Order, 1995. Section 22 of the Act which provides for the making of regulations relating to the conduct of local elections, came into operation on 19 September, 1995.

245/1995 Local Government Act, 1994 (Commencement)

216/1995 Circuit Court Rules (No. 2), 1995. Came into operation on I October, 1995. Provides (a) for the issuing of Civil Bills or other originating documents prior to service andfor the renewal of such Civil Bills

235/1995 Package Holidays and Travel Act, 1995

(Commencement) Order, 1995. Section 5 of the Act came into operation on 1 September, 1995; all other

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