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StatuteDistrict Court Act 2016

Section 12 — District Court Act 2016: Maximum number of Judges

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12 Maximum number of Judges (1) The maximum number of Judges is 160. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1),— (a) a Judge who is acting on a full-time basis counts as 1: (b) a Judge who is acting on a part-time basis counts as an appropriate fraction of 1: (c) the aggregate number (for example, 159.5) must not exceed the maximum number of Judges that is for the time being permitted. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 5(2), (2A)

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