S.L. 595.34 Art. 3Establishment of the Court Services Agency. Cap. 12. Cap. 12. Cap. 9. Cap. 12.

There shall be an Agency, to be known as the Court

Services Agency, which shall carry out the functions and duties of the public administration in the following matters:

(a) strengthening and ensuring the achievement of the highest quality of court services;

(b) advising the Minister on the development of court services and on all other matters concerning the functions of the agency;

(c) ensuring that, without prejudice to the independence of the judiciary, the policies adopted by the Minister are implemented and that the court services provided are in line with applicable legislation;

(d) developing the necessary strategy to achieve the policies, strategies and objectives set by Government or by the Agency and to determine the short term and long term objective for the performance of the functions of the Agency;

(e) setting up of users’ committees and other committees in order to evaluate, assess and provide the highest quality of court services;

(f) providing, or securing or promoting the provision of such services and facilities as appear to the Agency to be expedient in the performance of its functions, including the provision and accessibility of such services and facilities by any person;

(g) providing or securing or promoting the provision of training for persons engaged or to be engaged in the court services and to promote the welfare of such persons;

(h) compiling and keeping up to date records of such data as it may deem appropriate in connection with its functions;

(i) seeing to the carrying out of the functions and duties of the Director General (Courts) in accordance with the

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure;

(j) seeing to the carrying out of the functions and duties of the Director Civil Courts and Tribunals, Director Criminal Courts, Director Legal Services and Director Finance and Administration in accordance with the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, Criminal Code and other applicable laws;

(k) seeing to the carrying out of the functions and duties of the Registrar of the Civil Courts and Tribunals and of the Registrar of the Criminal Courts and all executive officers in accordance with the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure and any other applicable law;

(l) assisting the members of the judiciary in the performance of their duties;

(m) carrying on all such activities not falling within the function or competence of another person, body or authority according to law as may appear to the Agency to be advantageous or convenient to be carried on for or in connection with the performance of any of the other functions of the Agency; and

(n) performing any other function or duty and to exercise any power vested, in it by or pursuant to this order or any other law.