Appointment of bailiff

(1) The Public Services Commission may approve of the appointment of a fit and proper person to be the bailiff of the courts in each judicial district. (2) If at any time it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the Public Services Commission that one bailiff is insufficient for the duties of the office in any judicial district, it may authorise the appointment, subject to his approval, of one or more assistant bailiffs for that district. (3) In the case of emergency, a person may be appointed by the magistrate to act temporarily as bailiff. (4) If no bailiff is appointed in any judicial district, the magistrate may, with the sanction of the Public Services 16 Commission, appoint a police officer to perform the duties of a CAP. 87.