Section 10
Registrars
of Courts of Judicature Act 1964
Subject to subsection (4), the Chief Registrar, Deputy
Registrars, Senior Assistant Registrars and Assistant Registrars of the
Federal Court and the Registrars, Deputy Registrars, Senior Assistant
Registrars and Assistant Registrars of the Court of Appeal and of the
High Courts shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Chief Justice.
(2)
Subject to any directions that the Chief Justice may issue, the Registrars, Deputy Registrars, Senior Assistant Registrars and Assistant Registrars of the High Court may exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Chief Registrar or Registrar,
Deputy Registrars, Senior Assistant Registrars and Assistant
Registrars respectively of the Federal Court or the Court of Appeal.
(3)
The Chief Registrar, Registrars, Deputy Registrars, Senior
Assistant Registrars and Assistant Registrars appointed under this Act shall subject to this Act or any other written law have the same jurisdiction, powers and duties as the Masters of the Supreme Court,
Clerks of Criminal Courts, Registrars and like officers in the Supreme
Court of Judicature in England and, in addition, such further jurisdiction, powers and duties as may be prescribed by rules of court.
(4)
The Magistrates the local limits of whose jurisdiction extend to the towns in which registries of the High Court are situate shall be ex officio Senior Assistant Registrars of the High Court for all purposes.
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