Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

12.   Chief Registrar and other officers

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    (1)   There shall be, for all the States, an office of Chief Registrar and such other offices of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice may from time to time prescribe by order made with the concurrence of the Premiers of all the States; and the holders of such offices shall be paid such salaries and allowances and shall have such terms and conditions of office as may from time to time be determined by the Chief Justice with the concurrence of the Premiers of all the States.

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    (2)   Power to make appointments to the office of Chief Registrar and to the other offices prescribed under this section and to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices shall vest in the Judicial and Legal Services Commission.

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    (3)   Power to make appointments to offices conferred by the provisions of this section shall be construed as including power to appoint a person to perform the functions of any such office during any period during which it is vacant or the holder thereof is unable for any reason to perform those functions.

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    (4)   The power to constitute offices and make appointments thereto conferred by this section shall be in addition to any power conferred by the Constitution of any State to constitute the offices of and appoint for that State a registrar and other officers of the High Court.