Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Act, 1851

Powers of assistant barristers, &c. under this Act conferred upon recorders of Dublin and of Cork.

158. All jurisdictions, powers, and authorities by this Act conferred upon the assistant barristers of counties in relation to proceedings by civil bill are hereby conferred upon the recorder of Dublin, and the recorder of Cork: Provided always, that, so far as regards the recorder of Dublin, and the recorder of Cork, nothing in this Act contained shall be deemed or taken to abridge or in any manner affect the jurisdiction conferred on the, said respective recorders by the Acts of the third and fourth years of her Majesty, chapter one hundred and eight, and of the thirteenth and fourteenth years of her Majesty, chapter seventy-three, where such jurisdiction shall exceed the jurisdiction conferred by this Act; and that nothing herein contained shall be taken to alter the mode of appointment of a deputy by such recorders, or of officers of the court of the said recorders, or the existing power of such respective recorders to appoint the proper officers of such courts for the service or execution of the process of the same under this Act; and if any doubt shall arise in the application of this Act as to what officers of such courts shall correspond with those named in this Act under proceedings by civil bill, it shall be lawful for such courts respectively to determine the same.