SUPREME COURT ACT 1935 - SECT 10A
SUPREME COURT ACT 1935 - SECT 10A
10A . Acting President
(1) During any vacancy
in the office of President, or when and so often as the President is absent on
leave or in consequence of sickness, or for any reason is temporarily unable
to perform the duties of his office, all the duties and powers of the
President shall during such vacancy, absence, or inability devolve upon the
senior judge of appeal other than the Chief Justice.
(2) In the case of the
absence or inability of the judge of appeal upon whom the powers and duties of
the President devolve under subsection (1), such powers and duties shall
during such absence or inability devolve upon the judge of appeal who is next
in seniority.
(3) Where the office
of President is vacant or the President is, or is expected to be, absent or
for any reason unable to perform the duties of his office, the Governor by
commission under the Public Seal of the State may appoint a judge of appeal to
act in the office of President for such period as the Governor thinks fit and
specifies in the commission.
[Section 10A inserted: No. 45 of 2004 s. 9.]