# County Courts Act 1984, Section 11: Tenure of office.

Extent: E+W

(1) This subsection applies to the office of district judge.
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this section ..., a person who holds an office to which subsection (1) applies shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of 75.
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(4) A person appointed to an office to which subsection (1) applies shall hold that office during good behaviour.
(5) The power to remove such a person from his office on account of misbehaviour shall be exercisable by the Lord Chancellor , but only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.
(6) The Lord Chancellor may , with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, also remove such a person from his office on account of inability to perform the duties of his office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/28/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-courts-act-1984/section-11
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