(1) The registry must be open between 9.15 am and 1 pm, and between 2 pm and 4.15 pm, each day other than—
(a) a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday; or
(b) a day that falls between 26 December in a year and 1 January the following year; or
(c) a day, or part of a day, when a registrar directs that the registry is to be closed.
(2) Before making a direction under subrule (1) (c), the registrar must if practicable consult the Chief Justice, the Chief Magistrate and the registrar of the other court.
(3) A registrar may open the registry at other times.
(4) In this rule:
"registrar" does not include a deputy registrar.