Section 7Part 2 — Drug Rehabilitation Court
Drug Court officers
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A registrar and such other public officers as are necessary may be appointed for assisting the Chief Clerk for the proper administration of this Law.
The Chief Clerk, the registrar and any other public officers appointed for the purpose, may exercise —
such of the administrative functions of the Drug Court as may be respectively prescribed by the regulations or rules;
such of the functions of the Clerk of Court or other officer of the Grand Court as are relevant to the exercise by the Drug Court of the criminal jurisdiction of the Grand Court; and
such of the functions of the Clerk of Court or other officer of the summary court as are relevant to the exercise by the Drug Court of the criminal jurisdiction of the summary court.
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Legal Aid Law (1999 Revision), the Chief Justice may appoint for each Drug Court a suitable attorney-at-law, who shall be called a Duty Counsel, on such terms and conditions (including remuneration) as the Chief Justice may decide.
A Duty Counsel shall be the legal advisor and legal advocate for a drug offender who is not otherwise legally represented; and, where an attorney-at-law has been appointed as Duty Counsel for a drug offender, the Duty Counsel may represent the drug offender unless the drug offender chooses to represent himself.
Defined Terms
Drug CourtregistrarChief ClerkDuty Counseldrug offender
Cross References
- Section of Legal Aid Law
Legal Aid Law (1999 Revision)