Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must a Northern Ireland County Court case stated be transmitted?
14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case.
- Period
- 14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day
- Trigger
- The chief clerk's stamped dispatch date on the case
- Rule
- County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)
Current official revised XML accessed October 9, 2026, with retained amendment comparison. The June 2021 and February 2021 court PDFs are historical consolidation aids.
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When must a Northern Ireland County Court case stated be transmitted?
14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case.
Responsible actor. The applicant receiving a county-court case stated.
The chief clerk's stamped dispatch date on the case.
Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case.
Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case. The result must identify paired master transmission and party service for the applicant receiving a county-court case stated. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the chief clerk's stamped dispatch date on the case.
- Transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy.
- 14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
Transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case. 14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days. The independent ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, January 27, 2026 for paired-master-transmission-and-party-service, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Friday, March 20, 2026. The source-specific completion is transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy. Transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification. | The ordinary paired-master-transmission-and-party-service endpoint is Good Friday, April 3, 2026. RCJ Office closure cannot postpone this actual act merely because it prevents a different registry filing. Establish lawful completion on the controlling day or an actual variation. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The chief clerk's stamped dispatch date on the case is not established. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case. | The chief clerk's stamped dispatch date on the case is not established. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case.
- Counting and boundary
- 14 days commencing on the stamped dispatch day. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Required completion
- Transmit the case to the Master and serve the respondent an endorsed copy. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
- Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case. The result must identify paired master transmission and party service for the applicant receiving a county-court case stated. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the applicant receiving a county-court case stated. Its controlling event is the chief clerk's stamped dispatch date on the case. Dispatch, not later receipt, is the Article 61(3) anchor. Transmission and respondent service are both required. The date is stamped on the front of the case.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a Northern Ireland County Court case stated be transmitted?
Does actual receipt start fourteen days?
Article 61(3) uses the chief clerk's dispatch date, stamped on the front of the case stated.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)Must a copy also reach the respondent?
Yes. Serve the copy with the transmission date endorsed as required. Transmission to the Master alone is incomplete.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)Is the Master's present title the same as an appeal ground?
The office designation identifies the recipient. The case still concerns the preserved point of law under the actual statutory route.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)Can a draft or unstamped date be assumed sufficient?
No. Establish the completed case and the actual stamped dispatch event before counting.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)Who receives the transmitted case?
Transmit it to the identified Master under Article 61 and serve the respondent's endorsed copy.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)Does the earlier twenty-one-day requisition extend transmission?
No. The request and later stamped-dispatch transmission intervals are separate statutory steps.
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (SI 1980/397 (N.I. 3)), Article 61(3) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980, Order 3 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980, Order 64 rule 7 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |