4. Replacement of section 5B of the principal enactment

Section 5B of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor: -

“District

Courts,

Family

Courts, Small

Claims

Courts,

Magistrates’

Courts and

Primary

Courts

5B. (1) The Judicial Service Commission shall appoint a judicial officer from among the

District Judges and Magistrates to be called the Pre-Trial Judge, to any one or more Court of First Instance exercising civil jurisdiction, where the Judicial Service Commission is of the opinion that such appointment is required.

The Pre-Trial Judge shall attend to and deal with pre-trial conferences as specified in the provisions of the Civil Procedure Code