Continuation of other offices
5 Continuation of other offices
A person who, immediately before the relevant repeal date, held office as an Assessor under Part 7 of the former Act is taken to hold office under this Act as an Assessor, subject to any terms and conditions specified in the Assessor’s instrument of appointment, for the remainder of the term for which the person was appointed as an Assessor.
A person who, immediately before the relevant repeal date, held office as a registrar of a former Court under Part 2 of the former Act is taken to hold office under this Act as a registrar.
A person who, immediately before the relevant repeal date, held office as a deputy registrar of a former Court under Part 2 of the former Act is taken to hold office under this Act as a deputy registrar.
Unless the Chief Magistrate otherwise directs, a direction is taken to have been duly made under section 23 by the Chief Magistrate that a registrar, deputy registrar or Assessor is to exercise his or her functions at the designated place or places where he or she was entitled to exercise his or her functions under the former Act immediately before the relevant repeal date.
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