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We agree that a Judicial Service Commission, having functions appropriate to the special circumstances of the Judiciary, shall be set up by the same kind of constitutional or legislative provision as that applying to the Public Service Commission.

2.Having regard to the high constitutional importance of maintaining the independence of the Judiciary, the Judicial Service Commission should be composed mainly of judges, though there would be no objection to including a retired judge provided he was not a member of the Executive, The Commission could with advantage also include the Chairman of the Public Service Commission.

3.We therefore agree that the Judicial Service Commission in the Federation of Malaya should consist of the Chief Justice as Chairman, the senior Puisne Judge, the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, and one or more other persons nominated by the Chief Justice, each of whom shall be either a judge or a retired judge, who is not a member of the Executive. (31813)