Powers and authorities of judges, registrars and other officers
53 Powers and authorities of judges, registrars and other officers
Without affecting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Act, in all actions, matters and causes within the jurisdiction of the Court, a District Court judge has for the purposes of this Act, in addition to the powers and authorities conferred upon him by this Act, all the powers and authorities of a judge of the Supreme Court; and in all such actions, matters or causes, a registrar who is or has been a legal practitioner has, and is deemed to have always had, for the purposes of this Act, in addition to the powers and authorities conferred upon him by this Act, all the powers and authorities of the master and the registrar of the Supreme Court; and every registrar or other officer of the Court shall in all such actions, matters or causes, discharge any duties that a corresponding officer of the Supreme Court has authority to discharge, either under the order of a judge of the Supreme Court or under the practice of that Court, and all officers of the Court in discharging those duties, shall conform to the rules of court.
If any question arises as to the amount or value under any of the sections of this Act in relation to the jurisdiction of the Court, the decision of the District Court judge therein shall be conclusive.
[Section 53 amended: No. 40 of 1972 s. 10; No. 53 of 1992 s. 9(3); No. 65 of 2003 s. 32(6); No. 59 of 2004 s. 85.]
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