Section 161. Days and hours court open; availability of judge

(a) The days
  and hours the court is open shall be as provided by rule of court.
    (b) For purposes  of  sections  seven  hundred  twenty-eight  and  one
  thousand  twenty-two  of  this act, rules of court may authorize a judge
  other than a judge of the family court to perform  the  functions  of  a
  family court judge under those sections.
    (c)  For  purposes  of subdivision (a) of section four hundred thirty,
  subdivision (a) of  section  five  hundred  fifty,  subdivision  (a)  of
  section six hundred fifty-five, subdivision (a) of section seven hundred
  forty,  subdivision  one  of  section  eight  hundred  twenty-eight  and
  subdivision (a) of section one thousand twenty-nine  of  this  act,  any
  magistrate  is  authorized  to  perform  the functions of a family court
  judge as prescribed in such sections.