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of career judges of the

to raise the retiring age to 65;

also

to make it possible to appoint a person as

a Supreme Court judge for a fixed term of not

less than, say, four years, in which event he

would have to retire at the expiration of the

fixed term (whether under or over 65). If

we d this for Supreme Court Judges, a

similar provision should apply to District

Judges.

(vi) Terms of appointment of Magistrates

In principle magistrates should have security

retiring

of either 55 or 60.*

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محله

Failing this, S.8 of the Pensions Ordinance

Could be amended so as not to apply to magistrates Colonial Regulations Could b

amended -to exempt magistrates from

disciplinary -

action

other than

be

removal from office for inability or miscon- Sirally contincts for mas is trakes

duct, an

pdf should be so mas istrate

drawn as to give the

security of tenure, either for a fixed term or

until he reaches the retiring age. Even if a

might

magistrate on contract wish to commit

himself to serve only for a

Could

shofter

term, he still be given security of

tenure until retiring age if he decided to

stay so long, thus avoiding the need for

renewals of contracts, which is in principle undesirable for judicial officers.