26Registrar and bailiff to be distinct persons and not to act as legal practitioner

26 Registrar and bailiff to be distinct persons and not to act as legal practitioner S. 26(1) amended by No. 19/1989 s. 7(u). (1) No registrar or deputy registrar or partner of any such registrar or deputy registrar or person in the service or employment of any such registrar or deputy registrar or of his partner shall act as bailiff and no bailiff or partner of any such bailiff or person in the service or employment of any such bailiff or of his partner shall act as registrar or deputy registrar; and no officer of the court shall either by himself or by his partner be directly or indirectly engaged as counsel practitioner or agent for any party in any proceedings in the court. S. 26(2) amended by Nos 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 47), 19/1989 s. 7(v)(i)–(iii). (2) Every person who being a registrar or deputy registrar of the court or the partner of any such registrar or deputy registrar or a person in the service or employment of any such registrar or deputy registrar or of his partner accepts the office of bailiff of the court, or who being a bailiff of the court or the partner of any such bailiff or a person in the service or employment of any such bailiff or of his partner accepts the office of registrar or deputy registrar in the execution of this Act, and also every officer of the court who is by himself or his partner or in any way directly or indirectly concerned as counsel practitioner or agent for any party in any proceeding in the court, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of 5 penalty units with full costs of that proceeding to any person who sues for the same by proceeding in the Supreme Court. No. 6117 s. 27. S. 27 amended by No. 19/1989 s. 7(w).