Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960

PART IV

Miscellaneous

Transfer to the President of the High Court of certain functions of the Chief Justice under the Principal Act, and rules of court in relation to the exercise of those functions.

25.—(1) The functions of the Chief Justice under any of the provisions (other than subsection (3) of section 14) of the Principal Act are hereby transferred to the President of the High Court, and references in those provisions to the Chief Justice shall be construed accordingly.

(2) (a) The Superior Courts Rules Committee may make rules of court for the purposes of the hearing by the President of the High Court of applications and appeals under the Principal Act, as amended by subsection (1) of this section, and generally as to procedure in relation to those matters.

(b) An order made on any application or appeal to the President of the High Court under the Principal Act, as amended by subsection (1) of this section, may contain such provisions as to costs as the President of the High Court considers proper.