160Power to substitute person for nominal defendant

160 Power to substitute person for nominal defendant (1) When during any proceedings instituted in any court any person (other than the Incorporated Nominal Defendant) is a party as a nominal defendant named by the Minister and that person dies or for any other reason becomes in the opinion of the Minister incapable of continuing as a party the Minister may by writing name another person to be substituted for the first-named person in the proceedings and the proceedings shall continue in the same manner and in all respects as if the person so substituted had originally been joined as a party and as if all steps taken by and against the first-named person in the proceedings had been taken by or against the person so substituted. S. 160(2) amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 203.4). (2) The Prothonotary, Registrar or other proper officer of any court in which any proceedings referred to in subsection (1) are continuing must on any such writing under the hand of the Minister being filed in the court make all such alterations to any writ, summons or other documents filed in such proceedings as are necessary to give effect to subsection (1).