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Magistrates' Courts Act

12. Functions of a court administrator

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

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12. Functions of a court administrator

(1)The court administrator shall, in relation to the proceedings of a magistrate's court, act in accordance with the directions of the Chief Registrar and the Rules of court.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the court administrator shall be responsible for —
(a)the establishment and maintenance of the Registry;
(b)the acceptance, transmission, service and custody of documents in accordance with the rules of court;
(c)the facilitation of the enforcement of decisions of the magistrate's court;
(d)certifying that any order, direction or decision is an order, direction or decision of the magistrate's court, as the case may be;
(e)causing to be kept records of the proceedings and the minutes of the meetings of the magistrate's court and such other records as the magistrate's court may direct;
(f)the management and supervision of the staff of the magistrate's court;
(g)the day to day administration of the magistrate's court;
(h)the management of the library of the magistrate's court; and
(i)undertaking any duties assigned by the magistrate's court.
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Source: Kenya Law