county registrar
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A county registrar ({{Langx|ga|Cláraitheoir an Chontae}}) is an official attached to the Irish Circuit Court{{cite web | title=Oifigí cúirte de réir dlínse | work= The Courts Service 1999 - 2013 | url=http://www.courts.ie/offices.nsf/Court%20Offices%20by%20Jurisdiction_GA?openview&l=ga| accessdate=2013-04-29}}{{cite web | title=Rialacha na Cúirte Cuarda | work= The Courts Service 1999 - 2013 | url=http://www.courts.ie/rules.nsf/pagescurrent/47B88C532701F49A8025770B0038D06B?opendocument&l=ga| accessdate=2013-04-30}} who carries out a number of quasi-judicial and administrative functions regarding the functioning of the court{{cite web | title=S.I. No. 191/2008 — Circuit Court Rules (County Registrar) 2008| work= Irish Statute Book | url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2008/en/si/0191.html| accessdate=2013-04-29}} within their assigned county or counties.{{cite web | title=Court Offices by Jurisdiction | work= The Courts Service 1999 - 2013 | url=http://www.courts.ie/offices.nsf/Court%20Offices%20by%20Jurisdiction?OpenView&Start=1&Count=30&Expand=3#3| accessdate=2013-04-30}}
The county registrar has responsibility for the administration and management of the circuit court offices in each county.{{cite web | title=Oifigí cúirte de réir contae | work= The Courts Service 1999 - 2013 | url=http://www.courts.ie/offices.nsf/Court%20Offices%20by%20County_GA?openview&l=ga| accessdate=2013-04-29}} These quasi-judicial functions of a county registrar in the Circuit Court are similar to those of the Master of the High Court{{cite web | title=Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995 Part V | work= Irish Statute Book | url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1995/en/act/pub/0031/sec0024.html#sec24| accessdate=2013-04-29}}{{cite web| title=Master of the High Court Civil Archive| work=The Courts Service 1999 - 2013| url=http://www.courts.ie/__80256DEA003609EA.nsf/0/E470E1731151FEDA80257752003D96AB?Open| accessdate=2013-04-30| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913180248/http://www.courts.ie/__80256DEA003609EA.nsf/0/E470E1731151FEDA80257752003D96AB?Open| archive-date=2015-09-13| url-status=dead}} in the High Court.{{cite web | title=Ról Cláraitheoir an Chontae | work= The Courts Service 1999 - 2013 | url=http://www.courts.ie/offices.nsf/pagecurrent/35E497F2739A46EE802573E600699446?opendocument&l=ga| accessdate=2013-04-29}}
Other roles
Except in Dublin and Cork, the county registrar is also the sheriff and responsible for the enforcement of court orders and acts as returning officer for all referendums and elections.
Appointment
County registrars are appointed by the government on the nomination of the Appointments Advisory Board.{{cite web|title=Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell Dáil Debates volume 567 column 1190|date=27 May 2003|url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0567/D.0567.200305270238.html|access-date=2011-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925022240/http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0567/D.0567.200305270238.html|archive-date=2012-09-25|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.courts.ie/offices.nsf/pagecurrent/8980B57008F0A15E802573D0006849DF?opendocument&l=ga Role of County Registrar]
- [http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/courts_system/circuit_court.html Circuit Court] - Website of the Citizens' Information Board
- [http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/court_offices/ Court offices] - Website of the Citizens' Information Board
- [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1936/en/act/pub/0048/index.html Courts of Justice Act, 1936]
- [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1961/en/act/pub/0039/index.html Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961]
- [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1995/en/act/pub/0031/index.html Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995]
- [http://www.jaab.ie/ Website of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board]
- [http://www.courts.ie/offices.nsf/Court%20Offices%20by%20Jurisdiction?OpenView&Start=1&Count=30&Expand=3#3 Court Offices by Jurisdiction]