Judiciary Organisation
Act

• Chapter 1 General Provisions
  (Article 1)
  • Article 1 Definitions
• Chapter 2 Administration of justice
  (Articles 2-110)
  • Part 1 General provisions (2-13b)
    • Article 2 Type of courts
    • Article 3 Applicability regulation to the Supreme Court
    • Article 3a [repealed]
    • Article 4 Hearing in public
    • Article 5 Judgments pronounced in public
    • Article 5a [repealed]
    • Article 6 Single-judge and full-bench chambers
    • Article 6a [repealed]
    • Article 6b [repealed]
    • Article 6c [repealed]
    • Article 6d [repealed]
    • Article 7 Decision-making in chambers
    • Article 7a [repealed]
    • Article 7b [repealed]
    • Article 7c [repealed]
    • Article 8 Deputy justices and deputy judges
    • Article 8a [repealed]
    • Article 9 Judge may deputise for a colleague at another court
    • Article 10 Registry of the court (clerk of the court)
    • Article 11 Rules for the administration of the courts by Order in Council
    • Article 11a [repealed]
    • Article 11b [repealed]
    • Article 11c [repealed]
    • Article 12 Confidentiality and secrecy about trials
    • Article 12a [repealed]
    • Article 13 Confidentiality about other information
    • Article 13a [repealed]
    • Article 13b [repealed]
  • Part 2 The organisation of the courts (14-39)
    • Division 1 Structure
    • Article 14 Staff of the court
    • Article 14b [repealed]
    • Article 14c [repealed]
    • Article 14d [repealed]
    • Article 14e [repealed]
    • Article 15 Management board of the court (chairperson, council and members)
    • Article 16 Appointment and dismissal of the chairperson and members of the management board
    • Article 17 Decision-taking by the management board
    • Article 18 Delegation of powers by the management board
    • Article 19 Regulations of the management board for procedural rules
    • Article 20 Establishment of sectors within the court
    • Article 21 Sector chairperson
    • Article 22 Court meeting
    • Division 2 Duties and powers
    • Article 23 Daily management and operational control of the court
    • Article 24 Right to give directions
    • Article 25 Disciplinary measures and suspension or termination of the employment of court officials
    • Article 26 Complaint procedure
    • Article 27 Representation of the court by its president
    • Article 28 Solicited or unsolicited advice to the management board
    • Article 28a [repealed]
    • Division 3 Planning and funding
    • Article 29a [repealed]
    • Article 29b [repealed]
    • Article 30 Information of the courts about the to be expected budget
    • Article 31 Annual plan for the courts
    • Article 32 Budget of the courts as part of the annual plan
    • Article 33 Information of the courts about the allocated budget
    • Article 34 Consent of the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 35 Report of the management board to be submitted to the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 35a Power of representation of the management board
    • Division 4 Supervision
    • Article 36 Information duty of the management board
    • Article 36a [repealed]
    • Article 37 Decisions of the management board to be set aside by the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 38 Proposal for the dismissal of a member of the management board
    • Article 39 Appeal against a decree to dismiss someone as a member of the management
  • Part 3 The District Courts (40-57)
    • Division 1 General provisions
    • Article 40 Judicial officers responsible for the administration of justice at a District Court
    • Article 41 Principal seat District Court and subsidiary seats
    • Article 42 Jurisdiction of the district courts regarding civil (private) law
    • Article 43 Competence district courts regarding administrative law
    • Article 43a [repealed]
    • Article 44 Competence district courts regarding tax law
    • Article 45 Jurisdiction district courts regarding criminal law
    • Article 46 Designation of examining magistrates in criminal cases
    • Division 2 Sector for Subdistrict Courts (Limited jurisdiction sector)
    • Article 47 Limited jurisdiction sector (sector for Subdistrict Court) within each District Court
    • Article 47a [repealed]
    • Article 48 Composition of a Subdistrict Court
    • Article 48a Agricultural tenancy chambers (Court for farm lease agreements)
    • Article 48b Application of statutory provisions to the Agricultural tenancy chamber
    • Article 49 Special court for military cases
    • Division 3 Formation and composition of chambers
    • Article 50 Summary procedures (provisional relief judge)
    • Article 51 Single-judge chambers for criminal cases other than Subdistrict Courts
    • Article 52 Economic offences chambers
    • Article 53 Juvenile Court
    • Article 54 Court for civil servants belonging to the military
    • Article 55 Military chambers
    • Article 55a Plant breeders’ rights chambers
    • Article 55b [repealed]
    • Article 55c [repealed]
    • Article 56 Customs chambers
    • Article 57 [repealed]
  • Part 4 The Courts of Appeal (58-71)
    • Division 1 General provisions
    • Article 58 Judicial officers responsible for the administration of justice at a Court of Appeal
    • Article 58a [repealed]
    • Article 59 Seat of a Court of Appeal
    • Article 59a [repealed]
    • Article 59b [repealed]
    • Article 59c [repealed]
    • Article 59d [repealed]
    • Article 59e [repealed]
    • Article 59f [repealed]
    • Article 59g [repealed]
    • Article 59h [repealed]
    • Article 59i [repealed]
    • Article 60 Jurisdiction and competence of the Courts of Appeal
    • Article 60a [repealed]
    • Article 61 Competence in the event of jurisdictional disputes between district courts
    • Article 61a [repealed]
    • Article 61b [repealed]
    • Article 62 Competence in the event that parties have agreed so by way of prorogation
    • Division 2 Formation and composition of chambers
    • Article 63 Appeal within a Summary procedure
    • Article 64 Appeal in relation to economic offences
    • Article 65 Appeal in relation to customs cases
    • Article 66 Enterprise Chamber of Amsterdam
    • Article 67 Specific applications within criminal law
    • Article 68 Appeal in relation to military cases
    • Article 69 Appeal in relation to agricultural tenancy cases (farm lease cases)
    • Article 69a Appointment of members of the agricultural tenancy division of the court of appeal
    • Article 70 Appeal in relation to plant breeders’ rights cases
    • Article 71 Trial of cases under the Traffic Regulations (Administrative Enforcement) Act
  • Part 5 The Supreme Court (72-83a)
    • Article 72 Composition of the Supreme Court
    • Article 73 Replacement in the absence of the president
    • Article 74 Duty to inform the Government
    • Article 75 Set up of full-bench and single-judge divisions
    • Article 76 Competence to rule on offences committed by Ministers, State Secretaries and Members of Parliament
    • Article 77 Competence in case of disputes between district courts and/or courts of appeal
    • Article 78 Appeal in cassation
    • Article 79 Grounds for cassation: defiance of procedural rules or infringement of national law
    • Article 80 Immediate appeal in cassation against a judgement of the Subdistrict Court
    • Article 81 Sometimes no duty to substantiate a rejecting decision
    • Article 82 Swearing in of officials
    • Article 83 Duty of the lower courts to provide the Supreme Court with information
    • Article 83a [repealed]
  • Part 6 Council for the judiciary (84-110)
    • Division 1 Structure
    • Article 84 Composition of the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 84a [repealed]
    • Article 85 Filling up of vacancies
    • Article 86 Allowance for the members of the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 87 Decision-making by the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 88 Delegation of powers by the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 89 Secretariat and civil staff
    • Article 90 Board of Delegates
    • Division 2 Duties and powers
    • Article 91 Tasks and duties of the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 92 Right of the Council for the Judiciary to give directions
    • Article 93 Right of the Minister to give instructions to the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 94 Uniform application of the law and promoting legal quality
    • Article 95 Advisory task
    • Article 96 Restrict involvement of the Council for the Judiciary in certain procedures
    • Division 3 Planning and funding
    • Article 97 Rules for the funding of the court sector by Order in Council
    • Article 98 Proposal for a joint budget of the Council and the courts
    • Article 99 Draft budget and consultation
    • Article 100 Allocation of the budget for the activities of the Council by the Minister of Justice
    • Article 101 Notification of the budget the Council probably can expect
    • Article 101a [repealed]
    • Article 102 Annual plan for the Council and courts together
    • Article 103 Notification of the allocated budget to the Council and the courts jointly
    • Article 104 Annual submission of a report by the Council for the Judiciary to the Minister of Justice
    • Article 104a Power of representation of the Council for the Judiciary Division 4 Supervision
    • Article 105 Duty of the Council for the Judiciary to inform the Minister of Justice
    • Article 106 Setting aside a decision of the Council for the Judiciary on proposal of the Minister of Justice
    • Article 107 Dismissal of the members of the Council for the Judiciary appointment is made
    • Article 108 Appeal against a decision to dismiss a member of the Council for the Judiciary
    • Article 109 Minister of Justice may not be involved in certain procedures
    • Article 110 [repealed]
• Chapter 3 The Procurator General at the Supreme Court
  (Articles 111-123)
  • Article 111 Procurator general at the Supreme Court
  • Article 112 [repealed]
  • Article 113 Procurator general’s office (procurator general and advocates general)
  • Article 114 [repealed]
  • Article 115 [repealed]
  • Article 116 Management of the procurator general’s office
  • Article 117 Replacement in the absence of the procurator general
  • Article 118 Replacement of the procurator general by a deputy procurator general or an advocate general
  • Article 119 Designation of judges of a District Court or Court of Appeal as advocate general
  • Article 120 Application of other Articles
  • Article 121 Duty of the procurator general
  • Article 122 Duty of the procurator general to warn the Minister of Justice
  • Article 123 Provision of assistance to the Supreme Court by the Board of Procurators General
• Chapter 4 The Public Prosecution Service
  (Articles 124-144)
  • Division 1 Duties and powers (124-129)
    • Article 124 Task and duties of the Public Prosecution Service
    • Article 125 Performance of the duties and powers of the Public Prosecution Service
    • Article 126 Assignment of powers to other officials of the Public Prosecution Service
    • Article 127 Right of the Minister of Justice to give instructions
    • Article 128 Consultation over to be given instructions
    • Article 129 Duty of the Board of Procurators General to inform the Minister of Justice
  • Division 2 Structure (130-139)
    • Article 130 Board of Procurators General
    • Article 131 Decision-making by the Board of Procurators General
    • Article 132 Division of duties among the procurators general
    • Article 133 Delegation of power by the Board of Procurators General
    • Article 134 Offices of the Public Prosecution Service
    • Article 135 Positions at the notional office of the Public Prosecution Services
    • Article 136 Positions at a public prosecutor’s office at a district court
    • Article 137 Positions at the national public prosecutor’s office
    • Article 137a Positions at the national public prosecutor’s office for financial, economic and and environmental offences
    • Article 138 Positions at an office of the public prosecution service at a court of appeal
    • Article 139 Subordination
  • Division 3 Other provisions (140-144)
    • Article 140 [repealed]
    • Article 141 [repealed]
    • Article 142 Replacement of officials working at the Public Prosecution Service
    • Article 143 Duty of the judicial officers to provide the Supreme Court with information
    • Article 144 Applicability of Article 13 to judicial officers
• Chapter 5 Trainee judicial officers
  (Article 145)
  • Article 145 Designation of en regulations for trainee judicial officer