Applications in respect of county court proceedings
138. On application for an order under section 18 of the Act made in respect of proceedings in or on appeal from a county court, the court shall not make an order under that section forthwith, but may in its discretion–
(a)refer the application to the registrar for hearing and determination; or
(b)adjourn the application; or
(c)dismiss the application,
and, in this regulation and regulations 139 to 142, “registrar” means the registrar of the county court in which the proceedings were tried or determined or from which the appeal was brought.