Court Officers Act, 1926

The Taxing Masters.

7.—The several Taxing-Masters shall have and exercise such powers and authorities and perform and fulfil such duties and functions as shall from time to time be conferred on or assigned to them by statute or rule of court and in particular (unless and until otherwise provided by statute or rule of court) shall have and exercise all such powers and authorities and perform and fulfil all such duties and functions in relation to the High Court, the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeal, and the Chief Justice as were formerly possessed and performed by the Taxing-Masters of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland in relation to that Court, and shall also have, exercise, perform and fulfil such other powers, authorities, duties and functions as were immediately before the passing of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (No. 10 of 1924) vested or imposed by law in or on the Taxing Masters of the Supreme Court of Judicature then existing.