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CAP. 336]
[1984 Ed.
(Cap. 4.)
Right of audience.
(2) In addition to any functions, powers and duties which he is by this or any other enactment enabled to exercise or required to discharge, the Registrar, and every deputy registrar, assistant registrar, bailiff, clerk of the Court, clerk, interpreter and other officer appointed or attached to the Court under the provisions of subsection (1) may exercise and discharge the like functions, powers and duties respectively insofar as the same are applicable to the business and proceedings of the Court, as those exercised and discharged by a registrar, deputy registrar, assistant registrar, bailiff, clerk of the Court, clerk, interpreter or other officer attached to the Supreme Court. (Replaced, 21 of 1962, s. 9. Amended, 38 of 1965, s. 3 and 92 of 1975, s. 58)
(3) Any act which under this or any other enactment is required or authorized to be done by the Registrar may be performed by a deputy registrar or assistant registrar of the Court; and any process of the Court may be executed by any bailiff thereof notwithstanding that it may have been directed personally to some other bailiff. (Amended, 21 of 1962, s. 9 and 38 of 1965, s. 3)
(4) It shall be lawful, in relation to the business and proceedings of the Court, for the Registrar of the Supreme Court and every deputy registrar, assistant registrar and bailiff attached to the Supreme Court to exercise any power or discharge any duty which such Registrar, deputy registrar, assistant registrar or bailiff might respectively have exercised or discharged under subsections (2) and (3) of this section if he had been appointed or attached to the Court under subsection (1) of this section. (Amended, 21 of 1962, s. 9; 38 of 1965, s. 3 and 92 of 1975, s. 58)
(5) In the exercise of his powers and discharge of his duties under this Ordinance, any person to whom this section applies shall be subject to the same liabilities and penalties and have the benefit of the same protection as attach by virtue of the provisions of the Supreme Court Ordinance, to a person exercising or discharging similar powers or duties under that Ordinance. (Amended, 21 of 1962, s. 9)
(Replaced, 18 of 1958, s. 3)
15. (1) In any proceedings in the Court, any of the following persons may address the Court, namely-
(a) any party to the proceedings;
(b) a barrister qualified to practise in the Supreme Court and retained by or on behalf of any party;
(c) a solicitor qualified to practise in the Supreme Court and acting generally in the proceedings for a party thereto, but not a solicitor retained as an advocate by a solicitor so acting;
(d) any other person allowed by leave of the Court to appear instead of a party to the proceedings: