Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of Administrator of the Magistrates Court :

authorised justice means a justice who has been authorised under section 13(1) of the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 ;

bench justice has the same meaning as in the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 ;

(b) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of Deputy Chief Magistrate :

deputy district registrar means a person appointed as a deputy district registrar under section 16A(1) ;

district registrar means a person appointed as a district registrar under section 16A(1) ;

(c) by omitting paragraph (b) from the definition of lower courts .