and (g) of subsection (1) shall be appointed
by the President in consultation with the
Chief Justice and subject to confirmation by
the National Assembly.
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(3) A member of the National Assembly shall not
be qualified to be appointed a member of the
Commission.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a member of the
Commission shall hold office for a term of three
years and may be re-appointed.
(5) A member of the Commission shall vacate his
or her office if he or she ceases to hold the
office specified in subsection (1) by virtue of
which he or she was appointed or if he becomes
a member of the National Assembly.
(6) A member of the Commission (other than an ex
officio member) may be removed from office by
the President with the approval of the National
Assembly, but may only be removed for
inability to exercise the functions of his or her
office (whether arising from infirmity of mind
or body or for any other cause) or for
misbehaviour. A member shall be entitled to be
heard in person or by a legal representative
against any proposal to remove him or her.
(7) If a member of the Commission is, for any
reason, unable to exercise the functions of his or
her office for a limited period, the President,
acting in accordance with the advice of the
Chief Justice, may appoint a person similarly
qualified to act in his or her place.
(8) A member of the Commission shall not enter
upon the duties of his or her office until he or
she has taken and subscribed to the prescribed
oaths.
(1)
The power to appoint persons to hold or act
in any office to which this subsection
applies shall vest in the Judicial Service
Commission.
Provided that the Commission may, with the
approval of the Chief Justice and subject to any
conditions as it may think fit, delegate the powers
referred to in this subsection to any judge or to the
holder of any office to which this subsection
applies.
(2)
Subsection (1) applies to the offices of-