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Every Judge shall be at the time of his appointment a member of the Bar of England, Scotland, or Northern Ireland, of not less than seven years' standing.
C 8. During a vacancy in the office of Judge, or in case of the illness or other incapacity of the Judge, or of his absence from the district of the Consulate of Shanghai, the Secretary of State may appoint a fit person to act as Judge, but unless or until such appointment is made, the Assistant Judge or Senior Assistant Judge shall act as Judge.
An Acting Judge shall, during the continuance of his appoint- ment, have all the power and authority of the Judge.
9. During a vacancy or temporary vacancy in the office of Assistant Judge, or in case of the absence, or illness, or other in- capacity of an Assistant Judge, the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint any fit person, approved by the Secretary of State, or by the Minister, to act as and for such Assistant Judge for the time therein men- tioned or during the vacancy, as the case may be; but every such appointment shall be revocable, at pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, or by the Secretary of State.
The person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of an Assistant Judge.
10. The Secretary of State may appoint either a person qualified as provided in Article 7 (2), or a Consular officer, to act as an additional Assistant Judge, and any person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of an Assistant Judge.
11. If at any time, owing to absence or illness, or other cause, there shall be in the Consular district of Shanghai no Judge of the Supreme Court available for duty, the Registrar shall, during such period, have all the power and authority of an Assist- ant Judge: Provided that such power and authority shall not extend to the hearing of criminal cases on a charge, or of civil actions with a jury, or of Admiralty actions, or of appeals, and shall cease and determine on the return to duty of a Judge; but nothing herein shall deprive the Registrar of the power of deter- mining any matter which may have been part heard by him under the provisions hereof at the time of the return to duty of a Judge. 12. The Supreme Court shall have a seal, bearing the style of the Court and such device as the Secretary of State approves.
13. (1) There shall be attached to the Supreme Court a Sheriff, a Registrar, a Chief Clerk, a Marshal, and such other officers and clerks under such designations as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
(2) Every officer, clerk, and other person thus attached shall discharge such duties in connection with the Court as the Judge may direct, subject to any instructions of the Secretary of State..
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(3) The Sheriff shall have all the powers and authorities of the Sheriff of a county in England, with all the privileges and immunities of the office, and shall be charged with the execution of all sentences passed by the Supreme Court on the requisition in that behalf of the Supreme Court.
14. There shall be a Crown Advocate, who shall be at the time of his appointment a member of the Bar of England, Scot- land or Northern Ireland of not less than five years' standing. He The Crown shall be appointed by the Secretary of State. Advocate shall discharge such duties in connection with the Court as may be prescribed by Rules of Court, and shall also fulfil the duties ordinarily undertaken by the Attorney-General of a colony.
15. The Registrar shall be appointed by His Majesty.
He shall be either a member of the Bar of England, Scotland, or Northern Ireland, or a Solicitor of the Supreme Court in England or Northern Ireland, or a Writer to His Majesty's Signet or a Solicitor in the Supreme Courts of Scotland.
In case of the absence from Shanghai or of the illness of the Registrar, or during a vacancy in the office of Registrar, or on emergency, the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint any fit person to act as Registrar for the time therein mentioned, or until the appointment is revoked by the Judge or disapproved or revoked by the Secre- tary of State.
16. The Chief Clerk shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.
He shall be either a member of the Bar of England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, or a Solicitor of the Supreme Court in England or Northern Ireland, or a Writer to His Majesty's Signet or a Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Scotland.
17. The Judge, each Assistant Judge, and the Registrar shall hold office during the pleasure of His Majesty.
18. In case at any time His Majesty thinks fit by warrant under his Royal sign manual to revoke the warrant appointing any person to be Judge, Assistant Judge, or Registrar, or, while there is a Judge, Assistant Judge, or Registrar in office, thinks fit by warrant under his Royal sign manual to appoint another person to be Judge, Assistant Judge, or Registrar (as the case may be), then, and in every such case, until the warrant of revoca- tion or of new appointment is notified by the Minister to the person holding office, all powers and authorities vested in that person shall continue and be deemed to have con- tinued in as full force-and he shall continue, and be deemed to have continued, entitled to all the privileges and emoluments of the office as fully, and all things done by him shall be and be deemed to have been as valid in law-as if such warrant of revoca- tion or new appointment had not been made.
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