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Code Of Organization And Civil Procedure (Cap. 12) Civil Procedure (Regulation Of Registries, Archives And Functions Of Director General (Courts) And Other Court Executive Officers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 (L.N. 46 Of 2008 )

CODE OF ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL PROCEDURE (CAP. 12)Civil Procedure (Regulation of Registries, Archives and Functions of Director General (Courts) and Other Court Executive Officers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008

IN virtue of the powers conferred by articles 27, 28, 57, 58, 65,
66, 67, 69, 109 and 1009B of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure, the Minister responsible for Justice, in concurrence with the Prime Minister, has made the following regulations:-

(a) in subregulation (2) thereof:
(i) paragraph (e) thereof shall be deleted; and
(ii) paragraphs (f) to (n) thereof shall be respectively renumbered as paragraphs (e) to (m);
(b) in subregulation (3) thereof, for the words "subregulation (2)(a) to (e) (both inclusive) and (i)" there shall be substituted the words "subregulation (2)(a) to (d) (both inclusive) and (h)"; and

Citation.

S.L. 12. 21

Amends regulation 3 of the principal regulations.

Amends regulation 4 of the principal regulations.

Amends regulation 8 of the principal regulations.

B 936

Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal regulations.

Adds new regulation to the principal regulations.

(c) in subregulation (4) thereof, for the words "subregulation (2)(a) to (d) (both inclusive) and (i) and (j)" there shall be substituted the words "subregulation (2)(a) to (d) (both inclusive) and (h) and (i)".

"Provided that in case of an emergency which affects the proper functioning of any one of the registries, the responsible Registrar may, with the consent in writing of the Chief Justice or, if the Chief Justice cannot easily be found, with the consent in writing of the Senior Administrative Judge or of the Senior Magistrate, extend the working hours of the registry for a determined period of time by means of a notice posted in the same registry.".

"Supervisory role of the Chief Justice.

12. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these regulations, the Director- G e ne r a l o r a n y pe r s o n a u t h o r is e d b y h i m under these regulations, in the exercise of his functions thereunder, shall ensure that he does not interfere in any manner in the exercise of j u d i c i a l f u n c t i o n s b y t h e me m b e r s o f t h e judiciary and, should this be the case, the Chief Justice shall, by written notice under his hand and in terms of this regulation, overrule any such decision of the Director General; and, in doing so, the Chief Justice may give such directions to the Director General or to any delegate thereof which might appear to the Chief Justice to be in the interests of the better administration of justice in the instant case.".

Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) Valletta - Published by the Department of Information - (doi.gov.mt) - Valletta

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