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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
Appointments and qualifications of District Judges
9.—(1)  A District Court shall be presided over by a District Judge appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Justice.
(2)  For the purposes of the administration of this Act, the President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, appoint a Senior District Judge who shall have seniority over all other District Judges.
(3)  No person shall be appointed to be or to act as a District Judge unless he has been for not less than 5 years a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161).
(4)  Any person appointed to be or to act as a District Judge shall, although the period of his appointment has expired or his appointment has been revoked, sit as a District Judge for the purpose of giving judgment or otherwise in relation to any case heard by him.
(5)  Every person appointed to be or to act as a District Judge shall be ex officio a Magistrate.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 5 of 2014
Appointments and qualifications of District Judges
9.—(1)  A District Court shall be presided over by a District Judge appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Justice.
(2)  For the purposes of the administration of this Act, the President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, appoint a Chief District Judge who shall have seniority over all other District Judges.
(3)  No person shall be appointed to be or to act as a District Judge unless he has been for not less than 7 years a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161).
[Act 5 of 2014 wef 07/03/2014]
(3A)  Notwithstanding subsection (3), a person may be appointed to be or to act as a District Judge if —
(a)he has been for not less than 5 years a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act; and
(b)the Chief Justice, after having regard to the qualifications and experience of the person, is of the opinion that the person is suitable to be appointed as a District Judge.
[Act 5 of 2014 wef 07/03/2014]
(4)  Any person appointed to be or to act as a District Judge shall, although the period of his appointment has expired or his appointment has been revoked, sit as a District Judge for the purpose of giving judgment or otherwise in relation to any case heard by him.
(5)  Every person appointed to be or to act as a District Judge shall be ex officio a Magistrate.