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DECEMBER 1995
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
1995 LEGISLATION UPDATE -
1 August 1995 -
6
November 1995
No. Title of Act and Date Passed
Commencement Date/s
25.
Netting of Financial Contracts Act, 1995 (l August, 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.
26.
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.
27.
Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1995 (6 November, 1995)
6 November, 1995
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.
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215/1995 Circuit Court Rules (No. 1),
1995.
Came into operation
on 1 October, 1995.
Provides for procedures in
relation to making
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.
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
or other originating
documents; (b) for the
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.
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
sections came into operation
on 1 October, 1995.
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243/1995 Rules of the Superior Courts
(No. 1), of 1995.
Came into \
operation on 2 October,
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.
245/1995 Local Government Act,
1994 (Commencement)
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.
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