High Court Ordinance

(1)
The Chief Justice may appoint a person who is eligible under
section
                    37AA(1)
to be appointed as the Registrar to be a temporary registrar
if—
(a)
the office of the Registrar becomes vacant for any reason; or
(b)
he considers that the interest of the administration of justice requires
                    that a temporary registrar should be appointed.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred on him by subsection
                (1), the Chief Justice may appoint a temporary registrar for a specified period
                only.
(2A)
A temporary registrar has, during the period for which he or she is appointed,
                all the jurisdiction, privileges, powers and duties of the Registrar and a reference
                in any law to the Registrar is to be construed accordingly.
(Added
17 of 2018 s. 6
)
(3)
The Chief Justice may terminate the appointment of a temporary registrar at any
                time.
(4)
In this section and
section 40A
,
temporary
                    registrar
(
暫委司法常務官
) means a person appointed under
                subsection (1) to be a temporary registrar.