Section 2(1) of the Act of 1976 is amended by the insertion of the following definitions:

"'court office' has the same meaning as it has in section 13 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2009;

'designated court office' means the court office standing designated pursuant to section 4A;

'relevant member of staff ' means a member of the staff of the Courts Service for the time being assigned to the designated court office;".