Courts and Court Officers Act, 2002

Appointment of persons to act in place of certain members of committees on rules of court.

36.—(1) The Chief Justice may appoint in writing an ordinary judge of the Supreme Court to act in his or her place as a member of the Superior Courts Rules Committee established by section 67 of the Act of 1936, and the President of the High Court may appoint in writing an ordinary judge of the High Court to act in his or her place as a member of that Committee, and any such appointment may be revoked at any time by the Chief Justice or the President of the High Court, as the case may be.

(2) The President of the Circuit Court may appoint in writing an ordinary judge of the Circuit Court to act in his or her place as a member of the Circuit Court Rules Committee established by section 69 of the Act of 1936, and any such appointment may be revoked at any time by the President of the Circuit Court.

(3) The President of the District Court may appoint in writing a judge of the District Court to act in his or her place as a member of the District Court Rules Committee established by section 71 of the Act of 1936, and any such appointment may be revoked at any time by the President of the District Court.

(4) The Attorney General may appoint in writing one of his or her officers to act in his or her place as a member of any of the following:

(a) the Superior Courts Rules Committee established by section 67 of the Act of 1936,

(b) the Circuit Court Rules Committee established by section 69 of that Act,

(c) the District Court Rules Committee established by section 71 of that Act,

and any such appointment may be revoked at any time by the Attorney General.