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| (1) There shall be a Supreme Court of the Republic of Sri Lanka which shall consist of the Chief Justice, and of not less than ten and not more than twenty other Judges. |
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| (2) The Judges of the Supreme Court 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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| (3) Every Judge of the Supreme Court may hold office until he attains the age of sixty-three years. |
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| (4) When a Judge of the Supreme Court 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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| (5) Every person appointed to be, or to act as, a Judge of the Supreme Court shall, before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe before the President the oath or affirmation of office prescribed in the Schedule hereto. |
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| (6) The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be as set out in the Schedule hereto. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts