Courts Service Act, 1998

Certain functions to become those of Service.

29.—(1) On and after the establishment day a function of the Minister under each of the provisions mentioned in column 3 of Schedule 2 of the Acts mentioned in column 2 opposite the mention of that provision shall be a function of the Service to the exclusion of the Minister, and the provision shall be construed accordingly.

(2) The Minister may by order amend Schedule 2 by the insertion (with or without a condition or restriction) of any function of the Minister under a provision of any enactment which also relates to a function of the Service and the Minister may by order amend or delete any such condition or restriction.

(3)(a) Without prejudice to subsection (2), the Government may, by order, provide that a function of a Minister or any other function under a provision of an enactment relating to a function of the Service shall, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order, be a function of the Service.

(b) An order under paragraph (a) may be amended or revoked by the Government.

(4) Subject to any condition or restriction provided for in this Act, any subsisting instrument made under an enactment that relates to a matter to which a function of the Service relates shall, on and after the day the Service has the function, continue in force, and may be amended or revoked by the Service, as if it had been made pursuant to the powers conferred on the Service by this Act.