9(1)Sub-paragraph (3) applies in respect of a person on each day that—U.K.
(a)is, or is later than, the day on which the person attains the age of [F175],
(b)is a day on which the person holds a qualifying office, and
(c)is earlier than the day on which the person is required to vacate the qualifying office.
(2)Sub-paragraph (3) also applies in respect of a person on each day that—
(a)is, or is later than, the day on which the person attains the age of [F275], and
(b)is a day on which the person holds, on an unlimited basis, a qualifying office.
(3)Where this sub-paragraph applies in respect of a person on a day, the fact that the person has attained the age of [F375] shall not (by itself) render him ineligible for appointment (or re-appointment) on that day to a relevant judicial office.
(4)For the purposes of this paragraph, a person holds an office on an unlimited basis at a particular time if at that time he is not required to vacate the office at any particular later time.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 9 para. 9(1)(a) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 36(6)(e)(ii) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)
F2Word in Sch. 9 para. 9(2)(a) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 36(6)(e)(iii) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)
F3Word in Sch. 9 para. 9(3) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 36(6)(e)(iv) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)