21Powers of registrar

21 Powers of registrar (1) A registrar has the following powers in addition to those conferred on him or her by this or any other Act or the Rules— (a) power to issue any process out of the Court; S. 21(1)(b) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 81.1). (b) power to administer an oath or affirmation; S. 21(1)(c) substituted by Nos 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.24), 11/2021 s. 54(1)(a). (c) power to abridge or extend the bail of a person who has been granted bail in relation to a criminal proceeding; (d) power to endorse a warrant to arrest in accordance with section 62; (e) power to sign any licence or certificate which the Court is authorised to issue; S. 21(1)(f) amended by No. 53/2016 s. 109(a). (f) power to hear and determine any application, and exercise any power or authority of the Court, under section 58, 59 or 60 of the **Supreme Court Act 1986**; S. 21(1)(g) inserted by No. 53/2016 s. 109(b), amended by No. 11/2021 s. 54(1)(b). (g) power to make a declaration under Division 4 of Part 7 of the **National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016**; S. 21(1)(h) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 54(1)(c). (h) power to adjourn a criminal proceeding or a proceeding under the **Family Violence Protection Act 2008**, the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** or the **National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016**; S. 21(1)(i) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 54(1)(c). (i) power to abridge or extend the adjournment of a criminal proceeding or a proceeding under the **Family Violence Protection Act 2008**, the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** or the **National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016**; S. 21(1)(j) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 54(1)(c). (j) power to otherwise change the time or place at which a criminal proceeding or a proceeding under the **Family Violence Protection Act 2008**, the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** or the **National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016** is listed before the Court. S. 21(2) amended by No. 11/2021 s. 54(2). (2) Nothing in this section empowers a registrar to vary the amount or conditions of bail. S. 21(3) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 54(3). (3) The power under subsection (1)(c) to abridge or extend the bail of a person may be exercised— (a) at any time, including on the day on which the person's proceeding is listed before the Court; and (b) either in the presence or absence of the person. S. 21(4) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 54(3). (4) The powers under subsection (1)(h), (i) and (j) in respect of a proceeding may be exercised— (a) at any time, including on the day on which the proceeding is listed before the Court; and (b) either in the presence or absence of the parties. S. 21(5) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 54(3). (5) The powers under subsection (1)(c), (h), (i) and (j) may be exercised— (a) on the application of a party; or (b) on the registrar's own initiative. S. 22 amended by No. 9/1995 s. 11(3)(a). 22 Fees (1) Subject to subsection (2), a registrar must demand and receive the prescribed fees. S. 22(2) inserted by No. 9/1995 s. 11(3)(b), amended by No. 15/2018 s. 47. (2) Subject to the regulations or any power to waive, postpone, remit or refund a prescribed fee in a civil proceeding, the appropriate registrar may, having regard to the income, day to day living expenses, liabilities and assets of the person liable to pay the fee, waive payment of that fee if, in his or her opinion, the payment of that fee by that person would cause him or her financial hardship and, in that case, that prescribed fee is not payable. S. 22(3) inserted by No. 64/1996 s. 32. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to fees payable to the sheriff.