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| (1) The High Court Judges shall be appointed to their offices by the President of the Republic of Sri Lanka by Acts of Appointment under the Public Seal of the Republic. |
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| (2) A High Court Judge may hold office until he attains the age of sixty-one years. |
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| (3) Whenever a High Court Judge is unable to perform the duties of his office due to illness, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, the President may appoint a fit and proper person to act in that office. |
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| (4) Every person appointed to be or to act as a High Court Judge shall, before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe the oath or affirmation of office prescribed in the Schedule hereto. |
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| (5) The salaries of High Court Judges shall be as set out in the Schedule hereto. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts