Courts Service Act, 1998
Powers of Service. |
6.—(1) Subject to this Act but notwithstanding any other enactment, the Service may do anything necessary or expedient for enabling it to perform its functions. | |
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Service may— | ||
(a) acquire, hold and dispose of land or an interest in land or rights over or in respect of land, and acquire, hold and dispose of any other property, | ||
(b) enter into contracts and arrangements, | ||
(c) arrange staff training and education, | ||
(d) establish arrangements for consultation with users of the courts, | ||
(e) at the request of the Minister, or on its own initiative, recommend to the Minister appropriate scales of court fees and charges, | ||
(f) make proposals to the Minister in relation to the distribution of jurisdiction and business among the courts and matters of procedure, | ||
(g) provide services to other bodies subject to such conditions, including the payment of fees, as it thinks fit, | ||
(h) with the consent of the Minister, engage consultants and advisers in connection with the performance of its functions, | ||
(i) operate public bank accounts within the meaning of section 18 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1866 , and | ||
(j) designate court venues. |