111M. Interpretation

“Appointment” includes the appointment to act in any office referred to in this Chapter.

“Judicial officer” means any person who holds office as judge, presiding officer or member of any Court of First

Instance, tribunal or institution created and established for the administration of Justice or for the adjudication of any labour or other dispute, but does not include a Judge of the Supreme Court or of the 112[Court of Appeal] or a 112 - Substituted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 16.

person who performs arbitral functions or a public officer whose principal duty is not the performance of functions of a judicial nature; and

“Scheduled public officer” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, the Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of the High Court or any Court of First Instance, the Fiscal, the Deputy Fiscal of the Court of Appeal or High Court and any Court of First Instance, any public officer employed in the Registry of the Supreme Court, Court of

Appeal or High Court or any Court of First Instance included in a category specified in the Fifth Schedule or such other categories as may be specified by Order made by the Minister in charge of the subject of Justice and approved by Parliament and published in the Gazette.