Section 3Part 2 — Constitution and Jurisdiction of Court
Chief Court of Bankruptcy
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The Grand Court is the Chief Court of Bankruptcy.
The Judges of the Grand Court are the Judges of the Chief Court of Bankruptcy.
The Clerk and officers of the Grand Court, and such other clerks and officers as may be appointed, are the clerks and officers of the Chief Court of Bankruptcy.
The Chief Court of Bankruptcy is a court of law and of equity, and a principal court of record, and, for the purposes of this Act, has all the powers and jurisdiction of the Grand Court.
The Judges of the Chief Court of Bankruptcy have, for the purposes of this Act, all the powers, jurisdiction and privileges of the Judges of the Grand Court; and the orders of such Judges have the same force as if they were judgments of the Grand Court.
The Clerk and other officers of the Chief Court of Bankruptcy in proceedings in bankruptcy, have the same powers, duties and responsibilities that they have in proceedings within the ordinary jurisdiction of the Grand Court, and such further powers, duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to them by a Judge of the Chief Court of Bankruptcy, for the purposes of this Act, under rules of Court.
The Judges may carry on the business of the Chief Court of Bankruptcy, except in cases of appeal.
The Judges of the Chief Court of Bankruptcy may sit in Chambers, and when in Chambers have the same jurisdiction and exercise the same powers as if in Court.