sec.40When a clerk of the court is registrar, the clerk’s successor or deputy shall be registrar

### sec.40 When a clerk of the court is registrar, the clerk’s successor or deputy shall be registrar When a clerk of the court is appointed registrar of the District Court held at the place where the person is clerk, the successor in office of the clerk, or a deputy, or a person performing the duties for the time being, shall exercise, and have the rights and powers, and shall perform the duties of a registrar of the District Court while the person is performing the duties of such clerk. However, subsection (1) does not limit the chief executive’s power under section 36 (2) . In this section— clerk of the court has the meaning assigned to that expression by the Justices Act 1886 . s 40 amd 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1 ; 2008 No. 59 s 42 ; 2011 No. 45 s 127 (sec.40-ssec.1) When a clerk of the court is appointed registrar of the District Court held at the place where the person is clerk, the successor in office of the clerk, or a deputy, or a person performing the duties for the time being, shall exercise, and have the rights and powers, and shall perform the duties of a registrar of the District Court while the person is performing the duties of such clerk. (sec.40-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not limit the chief executive’s power under section 36 (2) . (sec.40-ssec.3) In this section— clerk of the court has the meaning assigned to that expression by the Justices Act 1886 .