Court of Appeal Act 2014

Advice on appointment to judicial office

13. The Act of 1995 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 17 (amended by section 9 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 ):

17. Where the Government proposes to advise the President to appoint to judicial office a person who is for the time being—

(a) a judge of the Court of Appeal,

(b) a judge of the High Court,

(c) a judge or a specialist judge of the Circuit Court, or

(d) a judge of the District Court,

or who is eligible for appointment to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal or the High Court under section 5(2)(b)(amended by section 11 of the Court Of Appeal Act 2014) of the Act of 1961, the provisions of section 16 of this Act shall not apply.”.