Subject ot the provisions of this section, there shall be a F1district judge for each district, who shall be appointed by the Lord Chancellor and paid such salary as the Lord Chancellor may, with the concurrence of the Treasury, direct.

The Lord Chancellor may, if he thinks fit, appoint a person to be F1district judge for two or more districts.

The Lord Chancellor may, if he thinks fit, appoint two or more persons to execute jointly the office of F1district judge for a district and may, in any case where joint F1district judges are appointed, give directions with respect to the division between them of the duties of the office.

The Lord Chancellor may, as he thinks fit, on the death, resignation or removal of a joint F1district judge , either appoint another person to be joint F1district judge in his place or give directions that the continuing F1district judge shall act as sole F1district judge or, as the case may be, that the continuing F1district judges shall execute jointly the office of F1district judge.

The F1district judgefor any district shall be capable of acting in any other district for the F1district judgeof that other district.