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CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE
Secretary to Judicial Service Commission.
Appointment to other
judicial office.
Interference
with Judicial Service Commission.
EXTRAORDINARY
MAY 17, 1946
(2) No person shall be appointed as, or shall remain, a member of the Judicial Service Commission, if he is a Senator or a Member of Parliament.
(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this Section, every member of the Judicial Service Commission, other than the Chairman, shall, unless he earlier resigns his office, or is removed. therefrom as hereinafter provided, or being a Judge of the Supreme Court ceases so to be, hold office for a period of five years from the date of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(4) The Governor acting in his discretion may for cause assigned remove any member of the Judicial Service Commission from his office.
(5) The Governor acting in his discretion may grant leave from his duties to any member of the Judicial Service Commission, and may appoint a person qualified to be a member of the Judicial Service Commission to be a temporary member for the period of such leave.
(6) Where a person is appointed to be a member of the Judicial Service Commission, he may be paid such salary or allowance as may be determined by Parliament. Any salary or allowance payable to such person shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund and shall not be diminished during his term of office.
(7) The Governor acting on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission may make regulations in regard to the exercise by the Commission of any of their functions.
54. There shall be a Secretary to the Judicial Service Com- mission who shall be appointed by the Governor acting on the recommendation of the Commission.
55.—(1) The appointment, transfer, dismissal and disciplinary control of judicial officers is hereby vested in the Governor acting on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission.
(2) Any judicial officer may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor.
(3) Every judicial officer appointed before the date on which this Part of this Order comes into operation and in office on that date shall continue in office as if he had been appointed under this Part of this Order.
(4) The Governor acting on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, delegate to the Judicial Service Commission or to the Secretary thereto the power to authorise all transfers other than transfers involving increase of salary.
(5) In this Section "appointment" includes an acting or temporary appointment and "judicial officer" means the holder of any judicial office but does not include a Judge of the Supreme Court or a Commissioner of Assize.
56. Every person who, otherwise than in the course of his duty, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person, in any manner whatsoever, influences or attempts to influence any recommendation or decision of the Judicial Service Commission or of any member thereof shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not excceding one thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment :
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