Hong Kong Ordinances

HIGH COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 37B

Appointment of temporary assistant registrars

(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).



"temporary assistant registrar" (暫委助理司法常務官)

(1) The Chief Justice may appoint a person who is eligible under
section 37AA(4) to be appointed as an assistant registrar to be a
temporary assistant registrar if- (Amended 10 of 2005 s. 136)

   (a)  the office of any assistant registrar becomes vacant for any reason;
        or

   (b)  he considers that the interest of the administration of justice
        requires that a temporary assistant registrar should be appointed.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred on him by
subsection (1), the Chief Justice may appointed a temporary 
assistant registrar for a specified period only.

(3) The Chief Justice may terminate the appointment of a temporary 
assistant registrar at any time.

(4) A temporary assistant registrar may be called Master.

(5) In this section and section 40A, "temporary assistant registrar"
(暫委助理司法常務官) means a person appointed under subsection (1) to
be a temporary assistant registrar. (Added 1 of 1997 s. 5)