Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961
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Special provisions for person who, on the operative date, holds the office of Master of the High Court, Taxing-Master or county registrar. |
58.—(1) Notwithstanding the terms of section 57 of this Act, that section shall not apply in relation to a person who, on the operative date, holds the office of Master of the High Court, Taxing-Master or county registrar unless and until he elects under this section to accept the provisions of the said section 57. | |
(2) A person who, on the operative date, holds the office of Master of the High Court, Taxing-Master or county registrar may, by notice in writing sent to the Minister before the expiration of three months after the operative date, elect to accept the provisions of section 57 of this Act. | ||
(3) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of sections 4 and 5 of the Act of 1945— | ||
(a) those sections shall continue to have effect in relation to a person who, at the passing of the Act of 1945, held the office of Taxing-Master or county registrar and holds such office on the operative date, unless and until such person elects under this section to accept the terms of section 57 of this Act; | ||
(b) section 4 shall continue to have effect in relation to a person who was appointed to the office of Master of the High Court, Taxing-Master or county registrar after the passing of the Act of 1945 and holds such office on the operative date, unless and until such person elects under this section to accept the terms of section 57 of this Act. |