Article 25

Sub-registries and Deputy-Registrar

1. A Deputy-Registrar shall be appointed for a term of six years by the Presidium. The Deputy-Registrar may be re-appointed.

2. Article 22(2) to (6) shall apply by analogy.

3. The Deputy-Registrar shall be responsible for the organisation and activities of sub-registries under the authority of the Registrar and the President of the Court of First Instance. The duties of the Deputy-Registrar shall in particular include:

(a) keeping records of all cases before the Court of First Instance;

(b) notifying every case before the Court of First Instance to the Registry.

4. The Deputy-Registrar shall also provide administrative and secretarial assistance to the divisions of the Court of First Instance.