Courts and Court Officers Act, 2002

Amendment of section 9 of Court Officers Act, 1945.

23.Section 9 of the Court Officers Act, 1945 , is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) (inserted by section 35 of the Act of 1995), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Courts Service may, whenever it considers it appropriate, require and authorise a County Registrar to perform—

(i) the duties (in addition to his or her own duties) of any other County Registrar during a specified period or until otherwise directed by the Courts Service, or

(ii) any duty or duties (in addition to his or her own duties) of any other County Registrar in a particular case or in particular circumstances.”,

and

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) Whenever an officer is required under this section to perform the duties, or any duty or duties, of another office, he or she shall, while the requirement remains in force, have all the powers of the holder of that office in respect of the duty or duties concerned as fully as if he or she held that office.”.