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(B) IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (E) BY DELETING 'TWENTY-FOUR' AND

SUBSTITUTING ''TWENTY-SIX''

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3. ARTICLE XVIA (2) IS AMENDED

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(A) BY DELETING SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) (II) AND SUBSTITUTING THE

FOLLOWING

'' (II)

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IN RELATION TO A JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT WHO WAS

APPOINTED TO BE SUCH JUDGE BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1987, THE AGE OF

SIXTY YEARS: AND

(III) IN RELATION TO A JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT WHO WAS APPOINTED TO BE SUCH JUDGE ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1987, THE AGE

OF SIXTY-FIVE YEARS

(B) BY DELETING SUB-PARAGRAPH (B) (II) AND SUBSTITUTING THE

FOLLOWING

''(II) THE TERM OF OFFICE OF A JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT

(OTHER THAN A PERSON APPOINTED TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT UNDER THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH) OR A JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT

REFERRED TO IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) (II) MAY BE EXTENDED FOR A

SPECIFIED PERIOD OR PERIODS NOT EXCEEDING FIVE YEARS IN THE AGGREGATE,''.

4. WE DO HEREBY RESERVE TO OURSELF, OUR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO AMEND OR REVOKE THESE PRESENTS.

IN WITNESS THEREOF WE HAVE CAUSED THESE OUR LETTERS TO BE MADE

PATENT.

(BLANK) DAY OF (BLANK)

YEAR OF OUR REIGN.

WITNESS OURSELF AT WESTMINSTER THE

IN THE

(BLANK)

BY WARRANT UNDER THE QUEEN'S SIGN MANUAL.'

ENDS.

WILSON

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