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PART VII
Qualification of Judges
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Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1961.
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28.—Subsection (2) of section 5 of the Act of 1961 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following paragraphs:
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“(c) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this subsection, service as a judge of the Court of Justice, a judge of the Court of First Instance attached thereto or as an Advocate-General of the Court of Justice shall be deemed practice at the Bar.
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(d) A judge of the Court of Justice, a judge of the Court of First Instance attached thereto or an Advocate-General of the Court of Justice shall on vacating any of those offices be qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court: provided he or she has been a practising barrister of not less than 12 years standing by virtue of paragraph (c) of this subsection or otherwise.
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(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a judge of the Circuit Court of four years standing shall be qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court.”.
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