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lide also Order in Council, 27th July, 1863, § vi., giving Government power to constitute and appoint Judges, &c. No qualifications prescribed.
St. Lucia.
(Royal Court Ordinance, 1888, §§ 4, 23.)
Chief Justice.
His Majesty may appoint some person being a Barrister of not less than five years' standing of some place within His Majesty's Dominions. Attorney-General. No qualifications prescribed.
St. Vincent.
(Ordinance No. 4 of 1898.)
Chief Justice.
His Majesty may appoint some person being either an English or Irish Barrister
or Scotch Advocate of not less than five years' standing.
Attorney-General. No qualifications prescribed.
Selangor.
Vide Negri Sembilan, supra.
Seychelles.
(Judicature Order in Council, 10th August, 1903, § 5 (1).)
Chief Justice.
Must be a Barrister or Advocate admitted to practise in one of the Superior Courts of the United Kingdom, and of at least five years' standing at the Bar. Crown Prosecutor:
(Ordinance No. 35 of 1903, §. 2 (1).)
Must be a Barrister or Advocate admitted to practise in one of the Superior Courts of the United Kingdom, and of at least three years' standing at the Bar.
Sierra Leone.
(Ordinance No. 14 of 1904, § 37, and No. 4 of 1905, § 3.)
Chief Justice and l'uisne Judges.
Governor appoints by Letters Patent in accordance with instructions from
His Majesty. No qualifications prescribed.
Master of the Supreme Court.
Must be an admitted Barrister or Attorney of the Supreme Court, or a Barrister, Advocate, or Att:rney of one of the Superior Courts in England, Scotland, or Ireland.
Attorney-General and Solicitor-General. No qualifications prescribed.
Southern Nigeria.
(Revised Laws, cap. III, § 4.)
Chief Justice and Judges.
Governor appoints by Letters Patent in accordance with instructions from His Majesty. No qualifications prescribed.
Attorney-General and Solicitor-General. No qualifications prescribed.
Southern Rhodesia.
(See Order in Council, 1898, § 52.)
Judges of the High Court.
Appointed by a Secretary of State on the nomination of the British South Africa Co. No qualifications prescribed.
Attorney-General and Solicitor-General. (Füle Ordinance No. 3 of 1899.)
Appointed by a Secretary of State upon the nomination of the British South Africa Co. No qualifications prescribed.
Straits Settlements.
(Ordinance No. 30 of 1907, § 6 (1).)
Chief Justice and Puisne Judges.
Must be a Barrister of England or Ireland or a Member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland of at least five years' standing, or must have been a practising Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Colony or the Federated Malay States for at least ten years.
Registrars (of Court).
Fide Ordinance 30 of 1907, §§ 18, 87 sqq.
District Judges.
Fide Ordinance 30 of 1907, § 51.
Attorney-General and Solicitor-General.
I can discover no law prescribing qualifications.
Swaziland.
Assistant Commissioners, Judyes, &c.
High Commissioner for South Africa may appoint (vide Order in Council; 25th June, 1903, § 4 and Order in Council, 1st December, 1906). No qualifications prescribed..
Crown Prosecutor.
(Vide Proclamation No. 4 of 1907, § 7.) Appointed by the High Commissioner for South Africa. No qualifications prescribed.
Trinidad and Tobago.
(Cap. 34, § 4, Revised Laws.)
Chief Justice and Puisne Judges.
Governor appoints by Letters Patent in accordance with instructions from a Secretary of State. No qualifications prescribed.
(Governor may appoint a Barrister-at-Law of five years' standing as Acting
Judge.)
Law Officers.
I can find no law prescribing qualifications.
Turks and Caicos Is., &c.
(Ordinance 5 of 1903, § 6.)
Julge.
Must be a Member of the Bar of England, Scotland, or Ireland of at least five years' standing.
Uganda.
(Vide Order in Council, 1902, § 17.)
Judges of High Court are appointed by His Majesty. No qualifications prescribed. Judges (of Courts of Session). No qualifications prescribed.
(File Ordinance 10 of 1902, § 4.) Appointed by Commissioner (now Governor). Vide also Eastern African Protectorates (Court of Appeal) Order in Council, 1909, § 4.
Crown Advocate.
I can find no law governing this appointment.
Weihaiwei.
Order in Council, 1901, § 13.
His Majesty may appoint a Judge of the High Court, and he must be a member of the Bar of England, Scotland, or Ireland.
Western Pacific.
Vide Pacific Order in Council, 1893, § 8 (2). Judicial Commissioner.
High Court may appoint "a person of legal knowledge and experience."
S.S.,
4th February, 1909.
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