County Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, 1877

Powers and duties of officers.

17. Every person who shall be appointed to the office of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for any county or borough shall, subject to such provisions as may be made relating to any registrar appointed under this Act, have and exercise all the powers jurisdictions and authorities belonging to or exerciseable by virtue of each of the offices of Clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the Peace and Registrar of Civil Bills for such county or borough respectively, and every person appointed temporary Clerk of the Crown or temporary Clerk of the Peace or temporary Registrar, or otherwise temporarily employed to discharge any of the duties of the offices of Clerk of the Crown or Clerk of the Peace or Registrar of Civil Bills under this Act, shall have and exercise, while he shall be so employed and in respect of the duties which he shall be so employed to discharge, the like powers jurisdictions and authorities, and be subject to the like obligations and control, as if he were a permanent officer.