Section 11: Tenure of office.

County Courts Act 1984 · 1984 c. 28View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Constitution and Administration

This subsection applies to the office of district judge.

Subject to the following provisions of this section ..., a person who holds an office to which subsection (1) applies shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of 75.

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A person appointed to an office to which subsection (1) applies shall hold that office during good behaviour.

The power to remove such a person from his office on account of misbehaviour shall be exercisable by the Lord Chancellor , but only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.

The Lord Chancellor may , with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, also remove such a person from his office on account of inability to perform the duties of his office.

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