County Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, 1877

Interpretation.

7. In this Act—

The term “Lord Chancellor” shall include the Lord Keeper or Lords Commissioners for the custody of the Great Seal in Ireland:

The term “Court of Chancery” shall mean the High Court of Chancery in Ireland:

The term “county” shall include a county of a city, county of a town, county of a town and city, city and county, and riding of a county, and any county and borough in which a union of the offices of Clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the Peace shall have been made pursuant to this Act:

The term “grand jury” shall include any town council authorized to make presentments:

The term “borough” shall mean any borough, not being a county of a city or a county of a town, to which a separate commission of the peace has been or shall be granted:

The term “chairman” shall mean the chairman of quarter sessions of any county or counties, and shall include each of the Recorders of the cities of Dublin, Cork, and Londonderry, and of the towns of Belfast and Galway respectively:

In Parts II., III., and IV. of this Act the term “Clerk of the Peace” shall include the Clerk of the Crown and Peace:

The term “Civil Bill Court” shall include any court for the transaction of civil business held before any chairman or recorder for the transaction of licensing business:

The term “Registrar of Civil Bills” or registrar shall include the registrar of any Civil Bill Court or Recorder's Court.

Part I.

Officers.