Part I Constitution and Administration

District judges and deputy district judges

11 Tenure of office.

F1(1)

This subsection applies to the office of district judge.

(2)

Subject to the following provisions of this section F2..., a person who holds an office to which subsection (1) applies shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of F375.

F4(3)

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(4)

A person appointed to an office to which subsection (1) applies shall hold that office during good behaviour.

(5)

The power to remove such a person from his office on account of misbehaviour shall be exercisable by the Lord Chancellor F5, but only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.

(6)

The Lord Chancellor may F6, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, also remove such a person from his office on account of inability to perform the duties of his office.