8.—(1) A judge may adjourn any court held by him.
(2) Where by reason of death or unavoidable absence the judge is not present at any ordinary or other sitting of a court, a circuit registrar or an officer of the court present shall, subject to paragraph (3), open and adjourn, or as the case may be, adjourn the court to such day as he thinks convenient.
(3) An adjournment under paragraph (2) shall not operate to prevent a prescribed officer or circuit registrar from hearing and determining any civil action which he is authorised by any statutory provison or by county court rules to hear and determine.
(4) A judge may adjourn any proceedings for such period as will in his opinion best meet the ends of justice.
F1(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1Art. 8(5)-(8) repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 80(5), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)