1N.I.The Registrar shall be appointed by the Ministry after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice.
2N.I.A person shall not be appointed to be Registrar unless he is either a barrister or solicitor and has practised as such for not less than ten years.
3N.I.For the purposes of paragraph 2, service by a barrister or a solicitor in the[F1 Land Registry] or in some other legal appointment under the Crown shall be deemed to be practice as a barrister or solicitor, as the case may be.