Part I Constitution and Administration

F5District judges and deputy district judges

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Amendments (Textual)
F5

S. 6 cross-heading substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 5(4); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

11 Tenure of office. C1

F11

This subsection applies to the office of district judge.

2

Subject to the following provisions of this section F6..., 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 F775.

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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 F3, but only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.

6

The Lord Chancellor may F4, 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.