Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995

PART IX

District Court

Temporary assignment of judge of district court.

37.—Paragraph 3 (1), (2) and (3) of the Sixth Schedule to the Act of 1961 are hereby amended by the substitution of the following therefor:

“3.—(1) A judge of the District Court who is permanently assigned to a particular district may, with his or her consent, from time to time be temporarily assigned by the President of the District Court to another district, but such temporary assignment shall be without prejudice to the exercise and performance by him or her of the privileges, powers and duties for the time being conferred or imposed on him or her by law in relation to the district to which he or she is permanently assigned.

(2) A judge of the District Court who is not for the time being permanently assigned to a district may from time to time be assigned by the President of the District Court to any district.

(3) A temporary judge of the District Court may from time to time be temporarily assigned by the President of the District Court to any district.”.