MAGISTRATES COURTS ACT 1921 - SECT 3A Principal clerk of courts is principal registrar

MAGISTRATES COURTS ACT 1921 - SECT 3A

3A Principal clerk of courts is principal registrar

(1) There is to be a principal registrar of Magistrates Courts.

(2) The principal clerk of courts appointed under the Justices Act 1886 , section 22D also holds appointment as the principal registrar of Magistrates Courts.

(3) The principal registrar of Magistrates Courts may—

(a) discharge the powers and functions of each registrar mentioned in section 3 ; and

(b) give directions to each registrar mentioned in section 3 , and to any other officer employed in a registry of a Magistrates Court, about the discharge of the functions of the registrar or other officer.