Supreme Court.
and shall hold office during His Majesty's pleasure, subject to any conditions contained in any regulation made by or under the authority of His Majesty for His Majesty's Colonial Service.
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380/1958.4
appointments.
(1)
Senior Puisne Judge 13. (1) In case the office of Chief Justice, or of any Temporary Puisne Judge becomes vacant by death or otherwise, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint another fit and proper person to fill the said office until His Majesty's pleasure is known.
the Senior Puisne
(2) In case of the temporary illness or absence of the Chief Justice, or of any Puisne Judge, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a fit and proper person to All his office until he resumes the duties thereof: Provided always that, until such appointment is made, the whole business of the court, except in the hearing of matters required to be heard before the Full Court, shall devolve upon and be transacted by the remaining or continuing Chief Justice or Puisne Judge or Judges.
38 of 1985.4
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387/1985.4
(3) If in any other case the Governor either for the purposes of the Full Court Ordinance, or for any other reason considers it desirable that a temporary additional judge or temporary additional judges should be appointed, it shall be lawful for him temporarily to appoint a fit and proper person or persons to be a temporary additional judge or temporary additional judges and to terminate any such appointment as and when he shall think it desirable.
(4) Judges temporarily appointed by the Governor under this section shall be given instruments of appointment under the public seal: Provided that any such instrument, in the case of a judge temporarily appointed for the purposes of the Full Court Ordinance, may provide that it shall take effect whenever and as often as the services of the judge may be required by the Chief Justice for the purposes of the said Ordinance: Provided also that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require a special instrument in the case of the Chief Justice of Singapore when a member of the Full Court under the said Ordinance.
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14. No person shall be appointed to be Chief Justice, or Puisne Judge or a temporary additional judge or shall
of judges.
qualifications
10 of 1939, s. 2.
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