Court Officers Act, 1945
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Number of Examiners attached to the High Court. |
7.—(1) If at any time while there is only one Examiner attached to the High Court in pursuance of the Principal Act, the Minister, after consultation with the President of the High Court, is of opinion that it is expedient in the public interest that there should be two Examiners so attached to the High Court, the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may by order direct that there shall, unless or until otherwise ordered under this section, be two Examiners attached to the High Court. | |
(2) Whenever and so long as an order made by the Minister under subsection (1) of this section is in force, there shall be two Examiners attached to the High Court. | ||
(3) If, at any time while there are two Examiners attached to the High Court by virtue of an order under subsection (1) of this section, the office of one of those Examiners becomes vacant and the Minister, after consultation with the President of the High Court, is of opinion that two such Examiners are no longer required, the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may by order revoke the said order. | ||
(4) Whenever an order under subsection (1) of this section is revoked, the number of Examiners attached to the High Court shall be reduced to one, but without prejudice to the making of a new order under subsection (1) of this section if at any subsequent time the Minister thinks it expedient in the public interest so to do. | ||
(5) Whenever and so long as there are two Examiners attached to the High Court by virtue of an order under this section, the following provisions shall have effect:— | ||
(a) there shall be two Examiners' Offices, one of which shall be under the management of one of the Examiners and the other of which shall be under the management of the other Examiner; | ||
(b) subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, sections 13 and 26 of the Principal Act shall apply and have effect in relation to each of the two Examiners' Offices; | ||
(c) sections 14 and 28 of the Principal Act and section 6 of this Act shall apply and have effect in relation to each of the Examiners; | ||
(d) each of the Examiners shall be a principal officer within the meaning of Part I of the Principal Act. |