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Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
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13Tenure of office, oath, etc.
(1)Subject to section 2 of the [1959 c. 9.] Judicial Pensions Act 1959, the Lord Chief Justice, every Lord Justice of Appeal and every judge of the High Court shall hold his office during good behaviour subject to a power of removal by Her Majesty on an address presented to Her Majesty by both Houses of Parliament.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), the Lord Chief Justice, every Lord Justice of Appeal and every judge of the High Court shall, before he enters on the execution of his office, take, in the presence of the Lord Chancellor, the oath of allegiance and the judicial oath as defined by the [1868 c. 72.] Promissory Oaths Act 1868.
(3)When the Great Seal of the United Kingdom is in commission, the senior Lord Commissioner for the time being shall represent the Lord Chancellor for the purposes of subsection (2).
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