Courts (No. 2) Act, 1997

Ex-officio membership of courts.

7.—(1) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting a former Chief Justice who serves as a judge of the Supreme Court to whom section 4 (2) relates from continuing to be ex-officio an additional judge of the High Court.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting a former President of the High Court who serves as a judge of the High Court to whom section 4 (2) relates from continuing to be ex-officio an additional judge of the Supreme Court.

(3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting a former President of the Circuit Court who serves as a judge of the Circuit Court to whom section 4 (2) relates from continuing to be ex-officio an additional judge of the High Court.

(4) A former President of the District Court who serves as a judge of the District Court to whom section 4 (2) relates shall be ex-officio an additional judge of the Circuit Court.