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COUNTY COURT ACT 1958 - SECT 18

Appointment of registrar and deputy registrars[2]

S. 18(1) amended by Nos 46/1998
s. 7(Sch. 1), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch.  3 item 47).

    (1)     For the purposes of this Act and to assist in the administration of the court there are, subject to the Public Administration Act 2004 , to be appointed—

        (a)     a registrar; and

        (b)     as many deputy registrars as are necessary.

    (2)     At every place at which the court sits there shall be one or more deputy registrars.

    (3)     The registrar and deputy registrars have the duties, powers and functions provided by this or any other Act, the regulations and the Rules.

    (4)     The registrar and deputy registrars in the exercise of their powers and performance of their functions are subject to the directions of the Chief Judge.

    (5)     A deputy registrar may, subject to this Act, the regulations and the Rules and to any directions of the registrar, exercise any of the powers or perform any of the functions of the registrar.

    (6)     A deputy registrar while acting under an appointment under subsection (1) has the same powers and privileges and is subject to the same provisions, duties and penalties for misbehaviour as if he or she were the registrar of the court.

S. 19
repealed by No. 19/1989 s. 7(m),
new s. 19 inserted by No. 64/2010 s. 62.



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