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S.I. No. 194/2001 - District Court (Criminal Justice) Rules, 2001
The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 91 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , section 72 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 17 of the Interpretation Act, 1937 [as applied by section 48 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions). Act 1961 ] and section 34 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, make the following Rules of Court—
1. These Rules may be cited as the District Court (Criminal Justice) Rules, 2001.
2. These Rules shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 2001 and shall be read together with all other District Court Rules for the time being in force.
3. Order 14 of the District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No.93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following rule for rule 1:
1. Save where otherwise provided by law, the place in which the Court shall sit for hearing summary proceedings and for the conduct of proceedings under Part 1A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 shall be deemed an open Court to which, subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, the public generally may have access so far as the same can conveniently accommodate them.
(b) by the substitution of the following rule for rule 3:
“3. During the conduct of proceedings under Part 1A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 where the Court is satisfied, that, because of the nature or circumstances of the case or otherwise in the interests of justice it is desirable to do or in proceedings relating to applications under section 2 (1) of the Bail Act, 1997 the Court may, subject to Rule 4, exclude the public or any particular portion of the public or any particular person or persons, except bona fide representatives of the Press, from the Court during the proceedings.
(c) by the substitution of the following rule for rule 5:
“5. (1) No person shall publish or cause to be published any information about a proceeding under Part 1A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 other than a statement of the fact that the proceeding has been brought by a named person in relation to a specified charge against a named person and any decision resulting from the proceeding.
(2) In proceedings under section 2 (1) of the Bail Act 1997 no information relating to the criminal record of the person applying for bail shall be published in a written publication available to the public or be broadcast.
(d) by the substitution of the following Rule for Rule 6:
6. A certificate pursuant to Section 4J(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1967 , shall be in accordance with Form 14.1, Schedule B.
and the said order 14 as so amended appears in Schedule I to these Rules;
(e) by the substitution for the Form 14.1, Schedule B of the Form of the same number in Schedule 2 to these Rules.
4. Order 17 of the District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following Rules for Rule 5:
“Endorsement on warrants as to release on bail.
5. (1) Where the Court issues a warrant for the arrest of a person, the Court may by endorsement on the warrant direct that the person named in the warrant be on arrest released on his or her entering into a recognisance, with or without a surety or sureties, conditioned for his or her appearance before the Court on such date and at such time and place as may be specified in the endorsement, and the endorsement shall fix the amounts in which the person and his or her surety or sureties (if any) are to be bound and shall specify any other conditions of the recognizance.
(2) Where such an endorsement is made, the member of the Garda Síochána in charge of the Garda Síochána Station to which on arrest the person named in the warrant is brought shall discharge him or her upon his or her entering into a recognisance in the Form 17.10, Schedule B, with or without surety or sureties, approved by that member and upon the payment of—
of any recognizance entered into by a person.
(3) Any moneys paid to a member of the Garda Síochána under this Rule shall be deposited by him or her with the district court clerk for the district court area in which the Garda Síochána Station is situate.
(b) the addition of the following Rule after Rule 8 thereof:
9. (1) An application for a warrant to arrest a prisoner under Section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1999 shall be by the information on oath and in writing in the Form 17.8, Schedule B by a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of superintendent.
(2) A warrant issued on foot of such information shall be in the Form 17.9, Schedule B.”
and the said Order 17 as so amended appears in Schedule 3 to these Rules;
(c) the Forms numbered 17.8, 17.9 and 17.10 shall be added to the Forms in Schedule B to the District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) and the said Forms 17.8, 17.9 and 17.10 appear in Schedule 4 to these Rules.
5. Order 18 of the District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following rule for rule 3:
3. Before taking a recognisance the court shall in every case satisfy itself as to the sufficiency and suitability of any person proposed to be accepted as a surety for the purpose of bail.
(b) by the substitution of the following rules for rules for rules 5 and 6:
5. (1) Where a court admits a person who is in custody to bail the person shall not be released until—
of any recognisance entered into by a person in connection therewith has been paid into court.
(2) (a) Where the court admits a person to bail, the court may, in lieu of the payment of moneys into court by the person or, where a surety or sureties are required by the court, by his or her sureties, accept as security such instrument which is evidence of the title of a person to property (other than land or any estate, right or interest in or over land) as it considers adequate.
(b) Where a bank, building society, credit union or post office deposit book is accepted as security by a court the court shall make an order directing the bank, building society or credit union concerned or An Post as the case may be, not to permit the moneys on deposit to be reduced below—
(ii) the amount then on deposit
(c) An Order made under section 5 (2)(b) of the Bail Act, 1997 shall be in the Form 18.9 and shall be served by the Clerk on the relevant bank, building society, credit union or An Post by prepaid ordinary post.
(d) Where the court makes an order as aforesaid the instrument shall be held in the custody of the district court clerk until the order is discharged.
(3) Where a court decides to admit a person to bail with one or more sureties it may direct that a sum of money equivalent to the amount of bail he accepted in lieu of such surety or sureties. Such sum is additional to the amount specified in Rule 5(2).
(4) On lodgement of the required sums or security with—
(a) the clerk of the court area in which the order admitting to bail was made,
(b) or the Governor of the prison wherein the accused is in custody,
and on completion of the recognisance in the (Form 18.1, 18.2 or 18.3) the person shall be released if he or she is in custody for no other cause than the offence in respect of which bail is granted.
(5) The Clerk or Governor receiving such moneys shall issue a receipt for each lodgement and shall complete the certificate of such lodgement on the recognisance.
6. The Court shall direct that a copy of the ecognisance containing the conditions of the recognisance be given to the accused person and to any surety or sureties.
(c) the substitution of the following Rule for Rule 10:
10. Where a person charged with an offence is admitted to bail by a court and—
(a) he or she is discharged in relation to that offence pursuant to section 8(5) of the Act of 1967 or otherwise,
and if the conditions of the recognisance entered into by a person in connection therewith have been duly complied with, the court before which the accused person was bound by his or her recognisance to appear shall make an order that the amount of any recognisance paid into court by any person in connection therewith shall be repaid to the person and shall discharge any order made under section 5 (2) of the Bail Act, 1997 and release any security accepted by the court under that subsection.
(2) Where the Court makes an order discharging a direction under section 5(2)(b) the clerk shall serve a copy of said order in the Form 18.10 by prepaid ordinary post on the relevant bank, building society or credit union or An Post.”
and the said Order 18 as so amended appears in Schedule 5 to these Rules;
(d) by the substitution for Forms No. 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.6 and 18.8 Schedule B of the Forms of the same number in Schedule 6 to these Rules;
(e) by the addition to Schedule B of the Forms 18.9 and 18.10 in Schedule 6 to these Rules.
6. Order 19 of the District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following Rule for Rule 6(3):
Where, under the powers conferred by subsection (3) of section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 , the alternative court remands a person for the purpose of the trial of that person to a sitting of the court in the District Court District—
(i) in which the offence to which the trial relates was committed,
and the said Order 19 as so amended appears in Schedule 7 to these Rules;
(b) the substitution of the Forms 19.1 and 19.2 in Schedule 8 to these Rules for the Forms of the same No. in Schedule B.
7. The District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for Order 20 of the revised Order 20 as set out in Schedule 9 to these Rules;
(b) by the substitution for Forms 20.1 to 20.5 in Schedule B of the Forms numbered 20.1 to 20.7 in Schedule 10 to these Rules.
8. The District Court Rules ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for Order 24 of the revised Order 24 as set out in Schedule 11 to these Rules;
(b) the substitution for Forms numbered, 24.1 to 24.37 in Schedule B of the Forms numbered 24.1 to 24.20 in Schedule 12 to these Rules.
9. Order 26 of the District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended by the substitution for Form 26.1, Schedule B of the Form of the same No. in Schedule 13 to these Rules.
10. Order 27 of the District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) is hereby amended—
(a) by the addition of the following Rules after Rule 7:
PROCEDURE UNDER BAIL ACT, 1997
8. (a) Where an accused person who is admitted to bail on his or her entering into a recognisance with or without a surety or sureties conditioned for his or her appearance before a specified court on a specified date and at a specified time and place fails to appear in accordance with his or her recognisance and the court issues a warrant for the arrest of the person, the court shall order the recognisance of the person and of any surety or sureties to be estreated and shall order the forfeiture of the amount paid into court by the accused person and any surety or sureties.
(b) Where a person is brought before a court pursuant to section 9(6) and the court is satisfied that the person has contravened a condition of his or her recognisance, the court shall order the recognisance of the person and of any surety or sureties to be estreated and the moneys paid into court by the accused person and any surety or sureties or any part thereof to be forfeited.
(c) Notice of the order in the Form 27.9, Schedule B shall be served on the accused and on any surety or sureties by prepaid ordinary post.
9. (a) An application to vary or discharge an estreatment or forfeiture order made under section 9(1) or 9(7) may be made within 21 days of the making of the order (Form 27.10, Schedule B). Notice of the application shall be served on the prosecutor by prepaid ordinary post at least seven days before the hearing of the application.
(b) An order varying or discharging an estreatment of forfeiture order shall be in the Form 27.11, Schedule B.
10. Orders for estreatment made under this Act shall be enforced in accordance with Rule 6 of this Order.
and the said Order 27 as so amended appears in Schedule 14 to these Rules;
(b) by the addition to Schedule B of the Forms 27.9 to 27.11 in Schedule 15 to these Rules.
O.14, r.1 Proceedings to be in open Court
* 1. Save where otherwise provided by law, the place in which the Court shall sit for hearing summary proceedings and for the conduct of proceedings under Part 1A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 shall be deemed an open Court to which, subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, the public generally may have access so far as the same can conveniently accommodate them.
† 2. In any criminal proceedings for an offence which is, in the opinion of the Court, of an indecent or obscene nature, the Court may, subject to rule 4 hereof, exclude from the Court during the hearing all persons except officers of the Court, persons directly concerned in the proceedings, bona fide representatives of the Press and such other persons as the Court may in its discretion permit to remain.
‡ 3. During the conduct of proceedings under Part 1A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 where the Court is satisfied, that, because of the nature or circumstances of the case or otherwise in the interests of justice it is desirable to do so, or in proceedings relating to applications under section 2 (1) of the Bail Act, 1997 the Court may, subject to Rule 4, exclude the public or any particular portion of the public or any particular person or persons, except bona fide representatives of the Press, from the Court during the proceedings.
§ 4. In any criminal proceedings—
O.14, r.4
Prohibition of publication of proceedings
¶ 5. (1) No person shall publish or cause to be published any information about a proceeding under Part 1A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 other than a statement of the fact that the proceeding has been brought by a named person in relation to a specified charge against a named person and any decision resulting from the proceeding.
# (2) In proceedings under section 2 (1) of the Bail Act, 1997 no information relating to the criminal record of the person applying for bail shall be published in a written publication available to the public or be broadcast.
6. A certificate pursuant to Section 4J(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 , shall be in accordance with Form 14.1, Schedule B.
SCHEDULE B O.14, r.6
No. 14.1
Section 4J(2)
CERTIFICATE TO THE HIGH COURT
............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................................... Prosecutor
............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................................... Accused
An application having been made this day to me, by the Director of Public Prosecution pursuant to section 4J(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 , AND IT APPEARING to me that ............................................................ ...............................................
of ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................ has contravened
section 4J(1) of that Act by publishing or causing to be published the following information in relation to proceedings being brought against the accused under Part 1A of the Act—
I HEREBY so certify that the publication of such information contravened section 4J(1) of the Act.
O.17, r. 1 Particulars to be set out in charge sheet
1. (1) Whenever a person is arrested and brought to a Garda Síochána Station, and is being charged with an offence, or where an offence is alleged against a person who is already on remand to the Court and a summons in respect of the offence is not issued, particulars of the offence alleged against that person shall be set out on a charge sheet Form 17.1, Schedule B.
Person to be brought before a Judge as soon as practicable
Release on bail in certain cases by members of Garda Síochána
† 4. (1) Whenever a person is brought in custody to a Garda Síochána Station by a member of the Garda Síochána, the sergeant or other member in charge of the station may, if he or she considers it prudent to do so and no warrant directing the detention of that person is in force, release that person on bail and for that purpose take from him or her a recognisance in the Form 17.2, Schedule B with or without sureties approved by that member and in such sum or sums as such member shall determine, for his or her due appearance—
(b) in the case of the District Court in the Dublin Metropolitan District, before the next sitting of that Court or at any subsequent sitting thereof during the period of thirty days immediately following such next sitting.
(2) A sum of money equivalent to the amount of bail may be accepted in lieu of a surety or sureties. In such cases the recognisance (Form 17.3 Schedule B) and the money shall be deposited by the member of the Garda Síochána receiving it with the Clerk of the Court before which the person is bound by the recognisance to appear.
(3) The recognisance may be estreated in the like manner as a recognisance entered into before a Judge is estreated.
(5) A recognisance taken under this rule shall be transmitted to the Clerk of the Court before which the person is bound by the recognisance to appear.
Endorsement on warrants as to release on bail
* 5. (1) Where the Court issues a warrant for the arrest of a person, the Court may by endorsement on the warrant direct that the person named in the warrant be on arrest released on his or her entering into a recognizance, with or without a surety or sureties, conditioned for his or her appearance before the Court on such date and at such time and place as may be specified in the endorsement, and the endorsement shall fix the amounts in which the person and his or her surety or sureties (if any) are to be bound and shall specify any other conditions of the recognizance.
(2) Where such an endorsement is made, the member of the Garda Síochána an charge of the Garda Síochána Station to which on arrest the person named in the warrant is brought shall discharge him or her upon his or her entering into a recognizance in the Form 17.10 Schedule B, with or without surety or sureties, approved by that member and upon the payment of—
6. A recognisance of an accused and of the sureties, if any, under this Order may be taken on any day and at any time.
Application for warrant under Offences against the State Act
(2) A warrant issued of foot on such information shall be in the Form 17.5 Schedule B.
Application for warrant under Criminal Justice Act, 1999
9. (1) An application for a warrant to arrest a prisoner under Section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1999 shall be by the information on oath and in writing in the Form 17.8 Schedule B by a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of Superintendent.
(2) A warrant issued on foot of such information shall be in the Form 17.9 Schedule B.
SCHEDULE B. O.17, r.5 (2)
No. 17.10
D.P.P. AT THE SUIT OF ............................................................ ........................................................ Prosecutor
We/I ............................................................ .................. of ............................................................ ..................... Accused
and ............................................................ .................... of ............................................................ ..................... Surety
(severally) acknowledge myself/ourselves to owe the State the several sums following, that is to say
the said ............................................................ ...................................... the sum of £/€ ............................................ and
the said ............................................................ ...................................... the sum of £/€ ............................................
to the use of the Minister for Finance and pursuant to the direction of the Judge I/we hereby lodged the following sums
* the said ............................................................ .................................... the sum of £/€ ............................................ and
* the said ............................................................ .................................... the sum of £/€ ............................................
AND in lieu of surety/sureties I have pursuant to the direction of the Judge lodged the sum of £/€........................................
And we further acknowledge that the said sums are liable to be forfeited to the said Minister if the above named accused fails in any of the conditions set out hereunder.
Signed .................................................... Accused
.................................................... Surety
Acknowledged before me this .................. day of ............................................................ ............................................. 2000.
Member of Garda Síochána
The conditions of this recognisance are that the above named accused will appear before the District Court to be held at..........
on the ....................................... day of ............................................................ .... 2000 at ........................................ am/pm
and at every place and time which during the course of the proceedings the hearings may be adjourned until the accused presence is no longer required to answer the charge(s) as set out on the following charge sheet(s).
PROCEDURE ON ADMITTING TO BAIL
O.18, r.1 Admission to bail
* 1. Subject to rule 2 hereof a Judge shall admit to bail a person charged before him or her with an offence if it appears to that Judge to be a case in which bail ought to be allowed and if such person is to be granted bail it shall be in the discretion of the Judge to determine the amount of bail and whether the bail shall be with or without a surety or sureties and the amount in which each surety shall be bound.
Bail in cases of treason, murder, and certain other offences
† 2. A person charged with any of the following offences shall not be admitted to bail except by order of the High Court:
(b) an offence under section 2 and 3 of the Treason Act, 1939 ,
(c) an offence under section 6 , 7 and 8 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 ,
(d) a grave breach such as is referred to in section 3 (1) (i) of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962 ,
(e) an offence under section 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1963 or an offence under Part II of that Act committed in a manner prejudicial to the safety or preservation of the State,
(g) an offence under section 7 of the Genocide Act, 1973 ,
(h) an offence under the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act, 2000 .
‡ 4. Refusal of bail at a particular appearance before the Court shall not prevent a renewal of the application for bail at a subsequent appearance or while the accused is in custody awaiting trial.
§ 5. (1) Where a court admits a person who is in custody to bail the person shall not be released until—
Security in Lieu of moneys
Order section 5(2)(b)
¶ 6. The Court shall direct that a copy of the recognisance containing the conditions of the recognisance be given to the accused person and to any surety or sureties.
7. Any such money received shall be deposited by the Governor receiving it with the Clerk of the court area in which is situate the Court before which such person is to appear.
8. Where the recognisance is conditioned for the appearance of such person before a Court other than a sitting of the District Court the money shall be deposited by the Clerk or Governor receiving it with the appropriate County Registrar or the appropriate officer of the Central Criminal Court or the Special Criminal Court as the case may be.
9. The Clerk or Governor, as the case may be, shall give a receipt for the money lodged to the party entering into the recognisance.
Repayment of moneys lodged
and if the conditions of the recognisance entered into by a person in connection therewith have been duly complied with, the court before which the accused person was bound by his or her recognisance to appear shall make an order (Form 18.6) that the amount of any recognisance paid into court by any person in connection therewith shall be repaid to the person and shall discharge any order made under section 5 (2) of the Bail Act, 1997 and release any security accepted by the court under that subsection.
(2) Where the Court makes an order discharging a direction under section 5(2)(b) the clerk shall serve a copy of said order in the Form 18.10 by prepaid ordinary post on the relevant bank, building society or credit union or An Post.
Consent to bail committal warrant
11. Where the recognisance is not perfected forthwith the Judge may certify on the committal warrant a consent to such person being bailed, stating the amount of bail required.
Where person committed to prison without bail — bail may subsequently be granted
12. Where on remand or on sending forward for trial or sentence a person is committed to prison without bail the Judge may, at any time prior to the day of the adjourned hearing or the first day of the sittings of the Court to which such person has been sent forward for trial or sentence, determine that such person be admitted to bail, and may body warrant (Form 18.7 Schedule B) cause such person be brought before him or her for the purpose of being admitted to bail, or by certificate (Form 18.8 Schedule B signify to the governor of the prison his or her consent bail, stating the amount of bail required.
Peace Commissioner may admit to bail in prison
13. Where a certificate of consent to bail is granted, a Peace Commissioner at the prison or other place wherein the person is in custody shall, on production of the certificate, admit such person to bail as directed by the certificate, at any time before the day of the adjourned hearing if such person is on remand or before the first day of the sittings of the Court before which such person is to be tried or sentenced if he or she has been sent forward for trial or sentence.
Taking recognisance of sureties unable to attend
14. Whenever it is not convenient for a surety to attend at the prison wherein the person is in custody to join with that person in the recognisance then a Judge or Peace Commissioner having jurisdiction in the place where the proposed surety resides may take the recognisance and shall then cause it to be forwarded to the Clerk of the court area wherein the order committing the person was made. Such Clerk shall transmit the recognisance of the surety to the Governor of the prison wherein the person is in custody and thereupon a Peace Commissioner attending at such prison may (upon production of the recognisance already taken from the surety) take the recognisance of such person and admit him or her to bail.
Governor to release person on completion of recognisance
15. Where a Peace Commissioner at a prison admits to bail a person there in custody, and in respect of whom a certificate of consent to bail has been granted, the Governor shall thereupon release such person unless he or she is in custody for a cause other than the offence in respect of which bail is granted.
Transmitting recognisance to Clerk
16. A recognisance taken by a Peace Commissioner shall be transmitted to the Clerk of the Court before which the person is bound by the recognisance to appear.
Provisions to apply to witness
17. The provisions of this Order shall, with any necessary adaptations, apply to a witness who is granted bail or is remanded in custody with or without consent to bail.
18. A recognisance of an accused and of the sureties if any, under this Order may be taken on any day and at any time.
SCHDULE B O.18, r5(4)
No. 18.1
We ............................................................ .................. of ............................................................ .....................
to the use of the Minister for Finance and pursuant to the direction of the Judge we hereby lodged the following sums
the said ............................................................ .................................... the sum of £/€ ............................................ and
the said ............................................................ .................................... the sum of £/€ ............................................
In lieu of the lodgement of cash in the sum of £/€ ............................................................ ...................................................
the Court has accepted the following instrument as ............................................................ ....................................security
from the said ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................
the Court has accepted the following instrument as security ............................................................ ....................................
And we further acknowledge that the said sums are liable to be forfeited to the said Minister or estreated as appropriate if the above named accused fails in any of the conditions set out hereunder.
Signed ............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................... Accused
............................................................ ............................................................ .. Surety
Acknowledged before me this ........................... day of ............................................................ ........................... 2000.
Signed ............................................................ ....................................................
The conditions of this recognisance are that the above named accused will (1) appear before the District Court to be held at ............................... on the ........................ day of ................................... 2000 at ....................... am/pm and at every place and time which during the course of the proceedings the hearings may be adjourned until the accused presence is no longer required to answer the charge(s).
(2) Not commit any offence and be of good behaviour and
(3) ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
SCHEDULE B O.18, r.5(4)
No. 18.2
RECOGNISANCE ON SENDING FORWARD FOR TRIAL OR SENTENCE
PROSECUTOR: The Director of Public Prosecutions
ACCUSED: ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................................
We ............................................................ ......... of ............................................................ ..................... a Principal Party
and ............................................................ ......... of ............................................................ ..................... Surety
severally acknowledge ourselves to owe to the State the several sums following, that is to say, the said Principal Party the sum of £/€ ...................................... and the said ............................................ the sum of £/€ ............................................ and the said ............................................................ ................................. the sum of £/€ ............................................ to the use of the Minister for Finance and pursuant to the direction of the Judge we have hereby lodged the following sums
The said Principal Party the sum of £/€
The said ............................................................ ........................................... the sum of £/€ ..................................................
In lieu of the lodgement of cash in the sum of £/€ ............................................................ .........................................................
the Court has accepted the following instrument as security ............................................................ .........................................
from the said ............................................................ ............................................................ .................................................
And we further acknowledge that the said sums are liable to be forfeited to the said Minister or estreated as appropriate if the above-named accused fails in any of the conditions set out hereunder.
Acknowledged before me this ........................... day of ............................................................ ............................. 2000.
(1) The above-named accused will appear before the present/next sitting of the Circuit Court for ......................................... for the disposal of criminal business and will not depart from the said Court without leave and will attend there in person from day to day during the time the said Court shall be so held or any adjournment thereof for the purposes of his * trial/* sentence and also attend any other Court to which his trial may be transferred until the charge against him shall be duly disposed of according to law.
(2) Not commit any offence and be of good behaviour.
(3) To sign on daily/weekly at ............................................ Garda Station between the hours of ..... am and ..... pm.
(4) ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
SCHEDULE B O.18, r.5(3)
No. 18.3
The Director of Public Prosecutions at the suit of
I ............................................................ ........................ of ............................................................ .....................................
of ............................................................ ...................... of ............................................................ ...................... Accused
acknowledge myself to owe to the State the sum of £/€ ............................................ to the use of the Minister for Finance and pursuant to the direction of the Judge I hereby lodge the sum of £/€ ............................................ AND in lieu of surety/sureties I have pursuant to the direction of the Judge lodged the sum of £/€ ............................................
And I further acknowledge that both of the said sums are liable to be forfeited to the said Minister or estreated as appropriate if I fail in any of the conditions set out hereunder.
Acknowledged before me this ............................... day of ............................................................ .................................... 2000.
(1) Appear before the District Court at Court ............................................ on the day of 2000 at 10.30 a.m. and at every place and time which during the course of the proceedings the hearings may be adjourned until the accused presence is no longer required to answer the charge(s).
(3) To sign on daily/weekly at ............................................ Garda Station between the hours of ................. and ...............
O.18, r.5(3)
No. 18.4d
I ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .
of ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................ Accused
(3) To sign on daily/weekly at ............................................ Garda Station between the hours of ..... a.m. and ..... p.m.
SCHEDULE B O.18, r.10
No. 18.6
CERTIFICATE THAT CONDITIONS(S) OF RECOGNISANCE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED
............................................................ ............................................................ .................................................. Prosecutor
On the day of 20 the above-named accused entered into a recognisance conditioned that he would*
And pursuant to section 5 of the Bail Act, 1997
* He/She has lodged the sum of £/€
* ................................................ of ............................................................ .................. a surety has lodged the sum of £/€
* In lieu of a surety or sureties ............................................................ ............................................................ ....................
of ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .
lodged the sum of £/€
I now hereby certify that the condition(s) of the recognisance have been performed.
* I further order that the Order made on ........................ directing .......................... not to permit the moneys on deposit in the account of .......................... to be reduced below £/€ is hereby discharged.
SCHEDULE B O.18, r.12
No. 18.8
CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT TO BAIL
WHEREAS ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................................
was on the day of 20 committed by the Court
to the * Prison ............................................................ ............... at ............................................................ .......................
* remand institution
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ ................................. * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged) * and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ................................. (of which £/€ ................................. cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ ................................. each (of which £/€ ................................. cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ................................. Garda station between ........ a.m. and ........ p.m. and ............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................
And further consents that in lieu of such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum of £/€ ....................................... be accepted.
SCHEDULE B O.18, r.5(2)(c)
No. 18.9
NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 5(2)(B) OF THE BAIL ACT, 1997
FROM:............................................................ ............................... DISTRICT COURT OFFICE
Re: Account Number ............................................................ ............................
In the Name of ............................................................ ...............................
At ............................................................ ....................................... Branch
I am to advise that on the .......... day of ........................... 2000 at ................................... District Court, an order was made pursuant to Section 5 (2)(b) of the Bail Act, 1997 by the Court directing that the funds held in
Account Number ............................................................ ............................................................ .............................................
In the Name of ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................................
At ............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................................... Branch
should not be reduced below the sum of £/€ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....
Dated .................................................
SCHEDULE B O.18, r.10(2)
No. 18.10
NOTIFICATION OF DISCHARGE OF ORDER UNDER SECTION 5(2)(B) OF THE BAIL ACT, 1997
I am to advise that on the .......... day of ........................... 2000 at ................................... District Court, THE ORDER OF THE COURT dated ............... day of ............... 2000 directing that the funds held in
without permission of the Court was DISCHARGED.
O.19, r.1 Remand by the Court
Period of first remand by Court
2. (1) The Court shall not remand a person, on the occasion of that person's appearance before the Court charged with a particular offence, for a period exceeding eight days, except where this Order otherwise provides.
(b) Where there is no sitting of the Court of the day to which a person is remanded on bail, such person shall stand so remanded to the sitting of the Court next held in the same District Court Area.
Committal to custody of Garda Síochána
Person remanded in custody may be brought before the Court expiration of period
Persons on bail — hearing may be brought forward
Remands under s.4 1997 Act
(3) Where, under the powers conferred by subsection (3) of section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 , the alternative court remands a person for the purposes of the trial of that person to a sitting of the Court in the District Court District—
SCHEDULE B O.19, r.1
PROSECUTOR: The D.P.P. at the suit of ............................................................ ...........................................................
ACCUSED: ............................................................ ....................................................... D.O.B. .....................................
AND WHEREAS the hearing of the said charges has been adjourned to the sitting of the District Court at ............................................................ ............... on the ...................... day of .......................................................... 2000 at .............. am/pm * under the provisions of section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to lodge the accused in the * (prison) * (remand institution he being a person who is not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-one years of age) at ........................... there to be detained by the Governor/the person in charge thereof until the above time of adjournment
CONSENT AND CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ ............................... * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged) * and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ............................... (of which £/€ ............................... cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ ............................... each (of which £/€ ............................... cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ............................... Garda station between ......... a.m. and .......... p.m. and ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................
And further consents that in lieu of such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum of £/€ ................................ be accepted.
SCHEDULE B O.19, r.2(4)
No. 19.2
(remand in the absence of accused through illness or accident)
WHEREAS the above-named accused was on this day due to appear before the Court on remand charged that
AND WHEREAS the Court is satisfied that the accused is by reason of illness or accident unable to appear before the Court on this date.
AND WHEREAS the Court, in the absence of the accused, and pursuant to section 24 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 has further remanded the accused and adjourned the hearing to the sitting of the District Court at ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .. on the .................... day of ......................................... 2000 at ................ at/pm (being in the opinion of the Court a reasonable period in the circumstances).
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to lodge/keep the accused in the * (prison) * (remand institution he being a person who is not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-one years of age) at ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................... there to be detained by the Governor/the person in charge thereof until the above time of adjournment
To the * Superintendent of the Garda Síochána/* the Governor/* person in charge
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ ................................. * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged) * and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ................................ (of which £/€ ................................... cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ ................................. each (of which £/€ ................................ cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ..................................... Garda station between ............. a.m. and .................... p.m. and ............................... And further consents that in lieu of such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum of £/€ ............................. be accepted.
ARREST OF PERSONS IN CONTRAVENTION OF CONDITIONS OF BAIL RECOGNISANCES
O.20, r.1 Arrest of person about to contravene condition of recognisance
1. (1) Where a person charged with an offence is admitted to bail by a court on his or her entering into a recognisance with or without a surety or sureties, the court may, on the application to it in that behalf by a surety or sureties of the accused person or of a member of the Garda Síochána and upon information (Form 20.1 Schedule B) being made in writing and on oath by or on behalf of such surety or member that the accused is about to contravene any of the conditions of the recognisance, issue a warrant (Form 20.2 Schedule B) for the arrest of the accused person.
(2) When arrested the accused shall, as soon as practicable, be brought before the court that made the order directing that the recognisance be entered into.
(3) Where a person is brought before a court as aforesaid the court may commit the person to prison to await his or her trial or until he or she enters a fresh recognisance or, if he or she is on remand, further remand him or her. (Form 20.3, 20.4 or 20.5 Schedule B).
Arrest of person who has contravened condition of recognisance
2. (1) Where a person charged with an offence is admitted to bail by a court on his or her entering into a recognisance with or without a surety or sureties, the court may, on the application to it in that behalf by a member of the Garda Síochána and upon information (Form 20.6 Schedule B) being made in writing and on oath by or on behalf of such member that the accused has contravened any of the conditions of the recognisance, issue a warrant (Form 20.7, Schedule B) for the arrest of the accused person.
(3) Where a warrant is issued under section 9 (2) of the Bail Act, 1997 the accused and any surety or sureties shall remain bound by their recognisances and any money paid into court in connection therewith shall not be released before the conclusion of any proceedings under that section.
SCHEDULE B O.20, r.1
The information of ............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................... of ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .. who says on oath:—
On the day of 20 , at a sitting of the District Court at ...................................... of ...................................... entered into a recognisance with ........................ of ........................ and ........................... of ........................................ as sureties conditioned
(insert conditions as of recognisance).
I, being * a member of the Garda Síochána * one of the above sureties believe that the said ........................................ is about to contravene the conditions of the recognisance. The basis for such belief is as follows:—
I therefore apply for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the said
Sworn before me this day of 20 .
No. 20.2
Whereas an information has been made in writing and on oath that the accused
who has been charged with an offence and admitted to bail is about to contravene a condition(s) of the recognisance entered into by the said accused on day of 20 .
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said
and to bring him/her before a judge of the District Court to be dealt with according to law.
SCHEDULE B 0.20. r.1 (3)
WHEREAS the above-named accused was this day before the Court on foot of a warrant alleging that he/she, having been admitted to bail, was about to contravene a condition or conditions of his/her recognisance, namely,
And whereas the order admitting the accused to bail was made at a sitting of the District Court at ............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................................
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to lodge the accused in the * (prison) * (remand institution he being a person who is not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-one years of age) at .......................... there to be detained by the Governor/the person in charge thereof until ........... day of ......................................... 20 .
* Under the provisions of section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 .
* (1) Being a period not exceeding eight days from the date hereof.
* (2) Being a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date hereof and this not being the occasion of the first appearance of the accused before the Court.
* (3) Being a period exceeding 15 days but not exceeding thirty days from the date hereof, the accused and prosecutor so consenting and this not being the occasion of the first appearance of the accused before the Court.
When he shall have him/her at the sitting of the District Court at ................................ in District No. to be further dealt with according to law.
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ ............................................ * (of which £/€ ............................................ cash to be lodged)* and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ............................................ (of which£/€ ............................................ cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ ............................................ each (of which £/€ ............................................ cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ............................................ Garda station between ................ a.m. and .................. p.m. and ............................................ And further consents that in lieu such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum of £/€ ............................................ be accepted.
SCHEDULE B0.20.r.1(3)
No. 20.4
(accused awaiting trial)
AND WHEREAS the accused was by order dated the...........day of....................20 sent forward for trial to the * next/present sitting of the ............................... Court at ........................... on a charge that;
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to lodge the accused in the * (prison) * (remand institution he being a person who is not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-one years of age) at .............................. there to be detained by the Governor/the person in charge thereof until his/her trial for the said offence and discharge in due course of law.
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ .............................................. * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged) * and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ .................................... (of which£/€ ........................................ cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ ................................... each (of which £/€ ................................... cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ....................................... Garda station between .............. a.m. and ............... p.m. and .......................................... And further consents that in lieu of such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum of £/€ .............................. be accepted.
WHEREAS the above-named accused was this day before the Court on foot of a warrant alleging that he/she, having been admitted to bail, was about to contravene a condition or conditions of his/her recognisance, namely.
AND WHEREAS the accused stands remanded to the sitting of the District Court at ............................................................ ................................ on the ............. day of .............................. 2000 at ............ a.m. / p.m. charged that
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to lodge the accused in the * (prison) * (remand institution he being a person who is not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-one years of age) at ................................ were to be detained by the Governor/the person in charge thereof until the above time of adjournment.
When he shall have him/her at the said sitting of the District Court to be further dealt with according to law.
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ ...................................... * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged) * and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ....................................... (of which £/€ ............................ cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ ................................... each (of which £/€ ............................... cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ................................ Garda station between .............. a.m. and ............. p.m. and ..............................................
And further consents that in lieu of such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum £/€ .............................................. be accepted.
SCHEDULE B O.20, r.2 (1)
No. 20.6
(insert conditions of recognisance).
I, being a member of the Garda Síochána believe that the said ........................................... has contravened the conditions of the recognisance. The basis for such belief is as follows:—
No. 20.7
of ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........
who has been charged with an offence and admitted to bail has contravened condition(s) of the recognisance entered into by the said accused on day of 20 .
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said ............................................................ .................... of ............................................................ ................ and to being him/her before a judge of the District Court to be dealt with according to law.
In this Order “the Act” means the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 (No. 12 of 1967) as amended by the Criminal Justice Act, 1999 (No. 10 of 1999).
0.24, r.1 Summary trial of indictable offences
* 1. Where an accused person is before the Court charged with an indictable offence which the Court has jurisdiction to deal summarily if the accused does not object, the Judge shall inform the accused of his or her right to be tried by a jury and if the accused, on being informed by the Court of his or her right to be tried with a jury, does not object to being tried summarily, and the Director of Public Prosecutions consents to the accused being tried summarily for such offence, and if, after hearing such facts as may be alleged in support of the charge, the Judge is of opinion that they constitute a minor offence fit to be so tried, the Judge shall take the accused's plea and try him or her summarily.
† 2. Where an accused person is before the Court charged with an indictable offence with which the Court has jurisdiction to deal summarily if the accused pleads guilty the Director of Public Prosecutions consents, the Judge, on being satisfied that the accused understands the nature of the offence and the facts alleged, may deal with the case summarily if the accused pleads guilty and the Director so consents.
‡ 3. Where an accused person is before the Court charged with an indictable offence requiring the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions to summary trial, then, on such consent being conveyed to the Court, the Court shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of rule 1 hereof.
§ 4. The consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions under any provision of this Order may be conveyed in writing signed by the Director or orally by a person prosecuting at the suit of or appearing on behalf of the said Director.
0.24. r.5 Sending forward for sentence on a plea of guilty
¶ 5. Where an accused person is before the Court charged with an indictable offence not being an offence under the Treason Act, 1939 , murder, attempt to murder, conspiracy to murder, piracy, genocide or a grave breach such as is referred to in section 3 (1)(i) of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962 , including an offence by an accessory before or after the fact, nor an offence being dealt with summarily, and the Court is satisfied that the accused person understands the nature of the offence and the facts alleged, then, if the accused signs a plea guilty (Form 24.1, Schedule B), and the Director of Public Prosecutions consents the Judge may by order (Form 24.2, Schedule B) send him or her forward for sentence with that plea to the court to which, if he or she had pleaded not guilty, the accused would lawfully have been sent forward for trial.
6. Where an accused person is before the Court charged with an indictable offence not being dealt with in accordance with rules 1, 2, 3, or 5 hereof and the prosecutor consents to the accused being sent forward for trial the Judge shall remand the accused to a further sitting of the Court to allow service of the documents specified in section 4B (1) of the Act.
7. The documents specified in section 4B(1) of the Act shall be in accordance with Forms 24.3 to 24.7, Schedule Band shall be served personally upon the accused at the earliest opportunity, but, save with the leave of the Court, shall not be served later than forty-two days after the first appearance of the accused before the Court.
(2) Copies of the said documents together with a statutory declaration as to service thereof shall be lodged with the Clerk-within eight days of such service.
8. Any further statement served upon the accused pursuant to section 4C (1) of the Act shall be in accordance with Form 24.8, Schedule B.
10. When the documents specified in section 4B(1) of the Act have been served on the accused the Judge shall, having informed the accused of the requirements of section 20 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and, where appropriate, section 3 of the Offences for trial against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998 by order (Form 24.9, Schedule B) send him or her forward for trial.
11. Where the Court makes an order sending an accused forward for trial or sentence, the Clerk for the court area where such order was made shall transmit to the appropriate County Registrar within ten days from the making of such order, or forthwith where the trial of the accused is imminent,
(a) the documents specified in Section 4B of the Act and lodged by the prosecutor pursuant to rule7 (2);
(b) the order of the Judge sending the accused forward for trial or sentence;
(d) a plea of guilty (if any)
12. Where the Court makes an order sending a person forward for trial or sentence, the Court may by warrant (Form 24.10, Schedule B) commit such person to prison to await his or her trial or sentence or release that person conditionally on his or her entering into a recognisance (Form18.2 or 18.4, Schedule B, as the case may be).
14. A summons or warrant issued by the Judge on foot of an Order of the trial Court under Section 4F(2) of the Act shall be in accordance with the Form or 24.11 or 24.12, Schedule B as the case may be.
Securing attendance of accused 0.24, r.16
16. A summons or warrant for securing the attendance of the accused before the Judge pursuant to an Order of the Trial Court under section 4F (3) of the Act shall be in accordance with Form 24.14 or 24.15 Schedule B, as the case may be, Where the accused is in custody the warrant shall be in the Form 24.16, Schedule B.
Transmission of further documents
19. (1) Where a person is charged before the Court within indictable offence and it appears to the Court that evidence (or further evidence) will be available before the Court in some other District, the Court may remand such person either in custody or on bail to appear before the Court in such other District. Where the remand in custody is for a period not exceeding four days the Court may commit such person to the custody of a member of the Garda Síochána. The warrant of committal shall be in accordance with Form 24.19 or 24.20, Schedule B, as the case may be. Where such person is remanded on bail the recognisance shall be in accordance with Form 18.1 or 18.3, Schedule B, as the case may be.
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.5
No. 24.1
Section 13(2) (b)
I, ............................................................ .. the above-named accused, being before the Court charged that
hereby plead guilty to the said charge
Taken before me this day of 20
WHEREAS the above-named accused is before the Court charged that ............................................................ ......................
AND WHEREAS the Court has ascertained that he/she wishes to plead guilty to the said charge;
THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS that he/she be sent forward for sentence on the aforesaid
charge to the * next sitting of the ........................... Court ...............................
at ................. * in custody
* on conditional release as set out hereunder.
(THE COURT FURTHER ORDERS that until the said conditions of release are fulfilled the accused be detained in custody).
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€............................. * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged)* and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€...............................(of which£/€...............................cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€........................each (of which £/€....................... cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ....................... Garda station between..........a.m. and.........p.m. and........................................................And further consents that in lieu of such surety of the sum of £/€...................be accepted.
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.7(1)
Section 4B (1) (a)
The above-named accused is charged as follows:—
Section 4B (1) (b)
Section 4B (1) (c)
............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................................... Prosecutor*
Section 4B (1) (d)
Statement of the evidence that is to be given by ...............................
(witness no. ):—
Section 4B (1) (g)
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.8
No. 24.8
Section 4C (1) (c)
FURTHER STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE
Further statement of the evidence that is to be given by......................
.......................... (witness no ):-
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.10
No. 24.9
AND WHEREAS the Director of Public Prosecutions consents to the accused being sent forward for trial and the documents specified in Section4B(1) of the Act have been served on the accused.
AND WHEREAS I have informed the accused of the requirements of Section 20 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 , * and Section 3 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998 .
I HEREBY ORDER that the accused be sent forward for trial on the
aforesaid offence(s) to the * next sitting of the ........................
........................................................Court at............................................
* in custody / * on conditional release as set out hereunder.
† (I FURTHER ORDER that until the said conditions of the release are fulfilled the accused be detained in custody).
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ ............................... * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged)* and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ................................. (of which£/€ .................................... cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ ..................................... each (of which £/€ .................................... cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at .................................. Garda station between ......... a.m. and ........... p.m. and ............................................................ . And further consents that in lieu of such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum of £/€ ............................ be accepted.
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.12
No. 24.10
WHEREAS the above-named accused was this day before the Court charged that .........................................................
AND WHEREAS the accused has been sent forward for * trial
on the said charge to the * next
sitting of the ............................................................ .. Court at ......................................................
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to lodge the accused ............................................................ ...... of .......................................................... in the * (person) * (remand institution, he being a person who is not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-one years of age) at ................................. there to be
detained by the * Governor
thereof until his/her * trial
for the said offence and his/her discharge in due course of law.
The Court hereby consents to the above named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€.................................................... * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged)* and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ............................... (of which£/€ ................................ cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ .................................. each (of which £/€ ................................. cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sign on daily/weekly at ................................... Garda station between ........ a.m. and .............. p.m. and ............................................................ ........
And further consents that in lieu of such surety or sureties lodgement of the sum of £/€ .......................... be accepted.
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.14
No. 24.11
WHEREAS ON application to the .................. Court on .................... in the above case
the Court ordered it would be in the interests of justice that your evidence be taken by way of * sworn deposition * live television link
AND WHEREAS a copy of the said order has been produced to me
I HEREBY COMMAND YOU to attend at the sitting of the District Court
to be held at ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................................
on the ............ day of ............................................................ ............... 20 ..............., at ................ to give evidence by way of * sworn deposition * live television link
* AND you are to bring with you the following documents (or things):—
No. 24.12
WARRANT FOR ATTENDANCE OF WITNESS
WHEREAS ON application to the ....................................................... Court on ........................................ in the above case
the Court ordered it would be in the interests of justice that the evidence of ............................................................ .......... of ............................................................ ..........
be taken by of * sworn deposition
* live television link
AND WHEREAS copy of said order has been produced to me
AND WHEREAS I am satisfied from the Information on oath and in writing of ............................................................ ............. that it is probable that he/she will not attend without being compelled to do so;
I HEREBY ORDER ACCORDINGLY AND COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said ................................ of .................................... and bring him/her before me or another Judge to be dealt with according to law
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.15
No. 24.13
(non-attendance on summons)
WHEREAS on the day of 20 , a summons was issued requiring ............................................................ .............. of ............................................................ to attend as a WITNESS at a sitting of the District Court at .............................................. on the day of 20 , at .m. for the purpose of taking his/her evidence by way of * sworn deposition* live television link;
AND WHEREAS the said ............................................................ ........................... has failed to attend at the said time and place;
AND WHEREAS it has been duly proved that the summons was served upon the said ............................................................ ....... in accordance with the provisions of the District Court Rules;
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said ............................................................ ...... of ................................................ and to bring him/her before me or another judge to be dealt with according to law.
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.16
No. 24.14
SUMMONS TO ACCUSED TO ATTEND TAKING OF EVIDENCE BY * DEPOSITION * LIVE TELEVISION LINK
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to attend the sitting of the District Court to be held at ............................ on the day of 20 , at .m. for the purpose of being present at the taking of the evidence by * sworn deposition * live television link of ............................................. in the above-named proceedings.
(the above name accused)
No. 24.15
WHEREAS ON application to the ......................................................... Court on ......................................... in the above case the Court ordered it would be in the interests of justice that the evidence of .............................. of ..................................... be taken by way of
* sworn deposition
AND WHEREAS a copy of said order has been produced to me
AND WHEREAS from the Information on oath and in writing of .......................................... I am satisfied that it is probable that the accused will not attend at the taking of the evidence of the said witness without being compelled to do so;
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said accused ..................................................... of .......................................................... and to bring him/her before me or another Judge to be dealt with according to law.
No. 24.16
Section 4F (4) (b)
WARRANT TO PRODUCE ACCUSED
SEND in custody the above-named accused who was committed on the day of 20 , for the purpose of his/her being present at the taking of the evidence by * sworn deposition * live television link of ............................................................ .. of ............................................................ .. at the sitting of the District Court to be held at ...................................... on the day of 20 .
To the * Governor
of the * prison
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.17
No. 24.17
CRIMINAL PRCEDURE ACT, 1967
(non appearance on summons)
WHEREAS on the day of 20 , a summons was issued requiring ................................................ of ......................................... to attend at a sitting of the District Court at ........................................ on the ......... day of ............ 20 ........., at .m. for the purpose of being present at the taking of the evidence by way of * sworn deposition * live television link of ............................................................
AND WHEREAS the said ................................................. has failed to attend at the said time and place;
AND WHEREAS it has been duly proved that the summons was served upon the said ............................................... in accordance with the provisions of the District Court Rules;
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said accused ............................................................ ........ of ............................................................ ........ and to bring him/her before me or another Judge to be dealt with according to law.
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.18
No. 24.18
THE DEPOSITION OF ................................................... of ................................................ taken before me, the presence and hearing of the above-named accused who stands charged as set out in the statement of charges served upon him/her and the accused having been first informed that this deposition may be read as evidence at his/her trial if it is proved that
(a) the deponent is dead or unable to attend or prevented from attending to give evidence at the trial * through fear or intimidation, and
(c) an opportunity was given for the cross-examination and re-examination of the deponent
(This deposition shall not be read if the trial judge considers that to do so would not be in the interests of justice.)
The deponent says on oath.
SCHEDULE B0.24, r.19 (1)
No. 24.19
COMMITTALWARRANT
(accused remanded to another district)
WHEREAS the above-named accused was this day before the Court charged that ............................................................ ......
AND WHEREAS the Court is satisfied that evidence * (further evidence) will be available at the sitting of the District Court at ....................................... on the ............ day of .......... 20 at a.m. / p.m.
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to lodge the accused ........................................................... of ............................................ in the * (prison) * (remand institution, he being a person who is not less than sixteen years nor more than twenty-one years of age) at ............................................................ .............
there to be detained by the * Governor
thereof until the above time of sitting (being a period not exceeding eight days from the date hereof) when he shall have him/her at the said sitting to be further dealt with according to law.
† Consent to and condition of release
The Court hereby consents to the above-named accused being conditionally released on his/her entering into a recognisance himself/herself in the sum of £/€ ............................................ * (of which £/€ cash to be lodged) * and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ ................................. (of which £/€................................................ cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ each (of which £/€ .................................................. cash to be lodged by each) and the accused is not to commit any offence and be of good behaviour and * to sing on daily/weekly at ....................................................... Garda station between .............a.m. and ................ p.m. and ...........................
No. 24.20
REMAND WARRANT TO GARDA SÍOCHÁNA STATION
WHEREAS the above-named accused was this day before the Court charged that ............................................................ ......................
AND WHEREAS the Court is satisfied that * (evidence) * (further evidence) will be available ...................................................... at the sitting of the District Court at ......................... on the .................... day of ........ 20 , at am/ p.m.
† (AND WHEREAS the Court is satisfied that suitable facilities are available at ................................ for the custody of the accused during the period of remand);
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU to whom this warrant is addressed to commit the accused to the custody of a member of the Garda Síochána at there to be detained until the above time of sitting when the member shall have him/her at the above place to be further dealt with according to law.
SCHEDULE B0.26, r.1
No. 26.1
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT ON A WARRANT OF ARREST AS TO RELEASE ON BAIL
I hereby direct that the person named in this warrant be conditionally released on arrest on entering into a recognisance, himself/herself in the sum of £/€ *(of which £/€ cash to be lodged) and one sufficient surety in the sum of £/€ *(of which £/€ cash to be lodged) or two sufficient sureties in the sum of £/€ each * (of which£/€ cash to be lodged by each) conditioned for the appearance of the said............................................................ ........................at the sitting of the District Court in District No. next following the date of his/her arrest.
I further order#
#Insert any further conditions of release ..................................................
* ESTREATMENT OF RECOGNISANCES FORFEITURE OF MONEY LODGED
O.27, r.1 Judge to certify non- performance of condition
1. Where, upon the non-performance of a condition of a recognisance which the Court has power to estreat it is intended to apply to the Court for an order to estreat the recognisance or for an order to forfeit a sum of money which was lodged in lieu of a surety or sureties by the party entering into the recognisance, the recognisance shall first be produced to a Judge assigned to the court district wherein it is then deposited, who may, upon having such proof as the Judge shall think fit, endorse, on the recognisance a certificate in the Form 27.1 Schedule B, and such certificate shall be evidence of the non-performance of any condition of the recognisance certified therein.
Venue for application to estreat or to forfeit
2. An application for an order to estreat such recognisance or to forfeit such sum of money shall be made by a superintendent of the Garda Síochána and may be made at any subsequent sitting of the Court at which the order directing that the recognisance be entered into was made or before which the principal party was bound by the recognisance to appear.
Notice of application — to estreat
3. (1) Such application for an order to estreat shall be preceded by the issue and service of a notice in the Form27.2 Schedule B upon the principal party or the surety or sureties to the recognisance or upon all or any of them as appropriate notifying them of such application.
— to forfeit money lodged
(2) Such application for an order to forfeit a sum of money lodged in lieu of a surety or sureties shall be preceded by the issue and service of a notice in the Form 27.3 Schedule B upon the party by whom the said sum was lodged.
— Service of notice
(3) A notice issued under this rule shall be served upon each person to whom it is directed in accordance with the provisions of Order 10, rule 3(1) of these Rules or by ordinary post and shall be served at least seven days before the date fixed for hearing the application.
(4) Where the person upon whom it is proposed to serve a notice issued under this rule has not a fixed address within the State, service of the notice upon that person may be effected in such manner as the Judge shall direct.
(5) Where, however, it is proposed to serve a notice of application for an order to forfeit a sum of money lodged in lieu of a surety or sureties and the Judge is satisfied., upon application made in that behalf, that the person to be served has not a fixed address within the State and that the person's whereabouts are unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquires, the Judge may, if considering it proper to do so, by order dispense with service in such case.
— Lodgment of notice
(6) When service of a notice issued under this rule has been effected, the original notice, together with a statutory declaration as to service thereof, shall be lodged with the Clerk at least four days before the date fixed for the hearing.
4. The Court, on hearing an application aforementioned and upon production of the recognisance with the certificate aforesaid endorsed thereon and on hearing any further evidence (if any) tendered in support of the application, may,
— to estreat
(a) where the application is for an order to estreat a recognisance, make an order in the Form 27.4, Schedule B (which may be by way of an endorsement on the recognisance) to estreat the recogni-sance in such amount or amounts and against the principal party or the surety or sureties or against all or any of them as the Court thinks fit.
* Provided that a recognisance shall not be estreated against any person who has not been served with the notice of application to estreat; or
(b) where the application is for an order to forfeit a sum of money lodged in lieu of a surety or sureties, make an order in the Form 27.5 Schedule B(which may be by way of an endorsement on the recognisance) directing the forfeiture of the sum of money lodged or any part thereof.
Clerk to send notices
5. (1) Whenever the Court makes an order to estreat a recognisance the Clerk shall send by ordinary post to each person against whom the order was made a notice in the Form 23.1 Schedule B (with any necessary modifications)informing that person of the making of the order, of the amount in which the recognisance has been estreated against that person and of the time (if any) allowed for payment thereof.
(2) Whenever the court makes an order directing the forfeiture of a sum of money lodged in lieu of a surety or sureties (or part thereof) the Clerk shall, if the whereabouts of the person by whom the sum of money was lodged are known, notify such person of the making of the said order and of the amount of money which was directed to be forfeited. Where such amount is les than the sum of money lodged the balance shall be repayable to such person.
Enforcement of order — by distress
6. (1) Where an order to estreat a recognisance has not been complied with, the Court may, at any time after the expiration of the time allowed for payment or, if no such time was allowed, at any time after the making of the order to estreat, issue a warrant in the Form 27.6 Schedule B to levy the amount due by any person under the order by distress and sale of the goods of such person.
by committal
* (2) At any time after the issue of such warrant of distress the said superintendent may, having first given at least seven days' notice of the application (in the Form 27.7 Schedule B) to the person against whom the warrant of distress was issued (the respondent) and having lodged the original of that Form with the Clerk, apply to the Court for the issue of a warrant to commit the respondent to prison, and the Court may, if satisfied on hearing the applicant that it was found impossible to execute that warrant of distress, issue a warrant (Form 27.8 Schedule B) to commit the respondent to prison for a term not exceeding the appropriate period specified in the scale set out in Order 23, r. 7 of these Rules, and thereupon the applicant shall return the warrant of distress to the Court for cancellation.
In case of peace recognisance — fresh bond may be required
7. Where the Court estreats as against the principal party a recognisance to keep the peace or to be of good behavior or to keep the peace and to be of good behaviour it may, in addition to estreating the recognisance, order the principal party to enter into a fresh recognisance during the period for which it would have remained in force but for the order to estreat.
PROCEDURE UNDER BAIL ACT 1997
0.27, r.8 Estreatment and forfeiture
(c) Notice of the order in the Form 27.9 Schedule B shall be served on the accused and on any surety or sureties by prepaid ordinary post.
Vary/Discharge Application
SCHEDULE B0.27, r.10(c)
No. 27.9
NOTIFICATION OF FORFEITURE AND ESTREATMENT OF
BAIL MONEYS
ACCUSED ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................................
Please note that at a sitting of the District Court at .......................... on the ...... day of ................ 20 the Court, in accordance with section 9 of the Bail Act 1997 ordered that the recognisance entered into by you as * accused/surety on ........ day of ........................ 20 be estreated as * you/the accused failed to comply with the conditions of the said recognisance.
The effect of this order is that
(i) the sum of £/€ lodged by you is forfeited ......................................................
(ii) an estreatment order has been made in the sum of £/€
You were allowed a period of ............................................. for the payment of said sum. In default of said payment in the time allowed the said sum to be levied by distress and sale of your goods.
Payment should be made to the District Court Clerk at the address below. Cheques, postal orders, or money orders should be crossed and made pay-able to the said Clerk.
You have 21 days from the making of the order to apply to the court for a variation or discharge of the order.
............................. * Accused/Surety
Total of Recognisance
Amount of Estreatment
£/€ ....................
SCHEDULE B0.27, r.9(a)
FORFEITURE/ESTREATMENT ORDER
APPLICANT ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................................
I am the * accused/surety to a recognisance entered into on the ........ day of .................. 20 in the case of..................................Prosecutor
....................................Accused
And Whereas on the ........... day of ........................ 20 the Court ordered that the said recognisance be estreated.
I hereby apply to the sitting of the District Court at ............................... on the ........ day of ........................... 20 at ............ a.m. / p.m. for a variation/discharge of the estreatment order.
To ..................................... Prosecutor
SCHEDULE B0.27, r.9 (b)
ORDER VARYING/DISCHARGING
Applicant ............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................................... the * accused/surety to a recognisance entered into on the .................... day of ........... 20 in the case of....................................Prosecutor
ON ............... day of ......................................... 20 the Court ordered that the said recognisance be estreated.
Upon hearing an application to the Court this day for a variation/discharge of the said ESTREATMENT/FORFEITURE order.
DATED THIS ........... DAY OF .............................. 20
GIVEN this 11th day of September, 2000.
These Rules regulate certain aspects of the practice and procedure of the District Court and in particular take account of changes arising from the entry into force of the Criminal Justice Act, 1999 and the Bail Act, 1997 .
Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland and Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 41(1)].
Criminal Justice Act, 1951 [s. 20(3)].
Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 41(2)] Bail Act, 1997 [s. 4(2)(b)].
§ Criminal Justice Act, 1951 [s. 20(4)].
¶ Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 4J(1)(a)].
# Bail Act, 1997 [s. 4(3)].
Criminal Justice Act, 1951 [s. 15] as amended.
† Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 31] as amended.
* Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 30(2)].
Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 28(1)].
† Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 29(1)], as amended.
‡ Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 28(2)].
§ Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 28(2)].
¶ Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 26].
Insert condition(s)
Delete whichever inapplicable
(1) Being a period not exceeding eight days from the date hereof.
(2) Being a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date hereof and this not being the occasion of the first appearance of the accused before the court.
(3) Being a period exceeding 15 days but not exceeding thirty days from the date hereof, the accused and prosecutor so consenting and this not being the occasion of the first appearance of the accused before the Court.
Criminal Justice Act, 1951 [s. 2(2) (a)] as substituted by section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997.
† Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 13(2), (a)].
‡ Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 19].
§ Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 20].
¶ Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 [s. 13(2) (b)].
† Delete where place of custody is within the Dublin Metropolitan Police District
* Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851.