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Court Officers Act, 1926

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Number 27 of 1926.

COURT OFFICERS ACT, 1926.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Short title and commencement.

2.

Definitions.

PART I

The Supreme Court and the High Court

3.

Offices and principal officers.

4.

The Central Office.

5.

The Master of the High Court.

6.

The Taxing-Master's Office.

7.

The Taxing-Masters.

8.

The Probate Office.

9.

The Probate Officer.

10.

The Bankruptcy Office.

11.

The Registrar in Bankruptcy.

12.

The Official Assignee in Bankruptcy.

13.

The Examiner's Office.

14.

The Examiner.

15.

The Accountant's Office.

16.

The Accountant.

17.

The Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

18.

The Registrar of the Supreme Court.

19.

The Office of the Registrar to the Chief Justice.

20.

The Registrar to the Chief Justice.

21.

Qualification for Master of the High Court.

22.

Qualification for Taxing-Master.

23.

Qualification for Probate Officer.

24.

Qualification for Examiner.

25.

Qualification for Registrar to the Chief Justice.

26.

General staffs of offices.

27.

Appointment of temporary deputies for Master and Taxing-Masters.

28.

Deputies for principal officers.

29.

Transfer of property vested in officials.

30.

Application of Civil Service Regulation Act, 1924.

31.

Abolition of existing posts and offices.

32.

Saving for Land Registry.

33.

Saving for district probate registries.

PART II

The Circuit Court

34.

Court Office.

35.

The County Registrar.

36.

Assignment of county registrars to circuit court offices.

37.

The business of the circuit court office.

38.

Duties of the county registrar.

39.

Expenses, etc., heretofore payable to Clerk of Crown and Peace.

40.

Appointment of temporary deputy county registrar.

41.

Money paid into the Circuit Court.

42.

General staff of circuit court office.

43.

Staff attached to the circuit court and the judges thereof.

44.

Summons-servers.

45.

Saving for official assignees of local bankruptcy courts.

PART III

The District Court

46.

Appointment of district court clerks.

47.

District court areas.

48.

Duties of district court clerks.

49.

Payment of salaries of district court clerks.

50.

Abolition of Registrar of District Court Clerks.

51.

Disposal of fines, etc.

PART IV

Miscellaneous

52.

Abolition of High Sheriff.

53.

Execution of death sentences.

54.

Transfer of duties of under-sheriff.

55.

Winding-up of Lunacy Fund.

56.

Closing of district probate registries.

57.

Court fees.

58.

Performance of their duties, etc., by principal officers and county registrars.

59.

Nomination of court stockbrokers, court receivers, etc.

60.

Application of Civil Service Regulation Act, 1924.

61.

Security to be given by certain officers.

62.

Grant of civil service certificates to certain officers.

63.

Existing officers and servants.

64.

Saving for persons paid by county councils.

65.

Preservation of judicial control of court business.

66.

Salaries and expenses.

Acts Referred to

Courts of Justice Act, 1924

No. 10 of 1924

Civil Service Regulation Act, 1924

No. 5 of 1924

Electoral Act, 1923

No. 12 of 1923

Local Government Electors Registration Act, 1924

No. 7 of 1924

District Justices (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923

No. 6 of 1923

Court Officers (Temporary Appointments) Act, 1924

No. 2 of 1924

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Number 27 of 1926.

COURT OFFICERS ACT, 1926.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE THE OFFICES AND OFFICERS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE SEVERAL COURTS OF JUSTICE AND THE JUDGES OF THOSE COURTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES CONNECTED THEREWITH. [9th July, 1926.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—

PRELIMINARY.