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 When a position of regional chief judge becomes vacant or when the holder of such position becomes unable to serve, the most senior deputy regional chief judge shall act instead. If the most senior officer is unable to serve, the person who is next in line of seniority shall act instead.

In the event that there is no person to act in accordance with paragraph 2, the President of the Supreme Court of Justice may order any particular judge to act instead.

No senior judge or junior judge shall act in any position under paragraph 1."

The following stipulations shall be inserted in the Charter of the Courts of Justice as paragraph 2 of section 14:

"A deputy regional chief judge shall also be a judge of the courts under his jurisdiction, shall have the power designated in section 11, paragraph 1(2), and shall have the duty to assist the regional chief judge as authorised by the regional chief judge."

The stipulations of (3) of section 28 of the Charter of the Courts of Justice shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

"for a court of first instance, the chief judge of the court of first instance, a regional chief judge, the presiding judge of the court, or a deputy chief judge of the court of first instance, a deputy regional chief judge, or a court of first instance judge of such court who has been authorised by the chief judge of the court of first instance, regional chief judge, or presiding judge of the court, as the case may be."

The stipulations of (3) of section 29 of the Charter of the Courts of Justice shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

"for a court of first instance, the chief judge of the court of first instance, regional chief judge, deputy chief judge of the court of first instance, regional deputy chief judge, or presiding judge of the court, as the case may be."

The President of the Supreme Court of Justice shall be in charge of the execution of this Act.