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 (2) Any proceedings commenced in the Governor's Council prior to the appointed day may be continued and completed in the Executive Council. (3) The provisions of subsection (3) of section 1 and sections 2 and 3 of the Southern Rhodesia Royal Instructions, 1961, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Other Administering the Government and the proceedings of the Executive Councü 128. (1) The High Court of Southern Rhodesia in existence The High immediately prior to the appointed day shall be deemed to have Court and the judges been duly constituted as the High Court of Rhodesia under this thereof. Constitution (2) Every person who immediately prior to the appointed day holds the office of Judge of the High Court shall, subject to subsections (3) and (4) of this section, continue to hold the like office as if he had been appointed there to under the corresponding provisions of this Constitution. (9) Any person who under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section holds the oflice of ludge of the High Court on or after the appointed day by virtue of having been the holder of the like office immediately prior to that day shall. subject to the pro- visions of subsection (4) of this section, be deemed to have com- plied with the requirements of this Constitution relating to the taking of oaths on appointment to such cffice. (4) A person who under the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section continues to hold the office of Judge of the High Court may be required by the Prime Minister or a person assigned thereto verbally or in writing by the Prime Minister, to state forthwith wether he accepts this Constitution and will take the oath of loyalty and the judicial oath in the forms set out in the First Schedule, and iſ such person- (a) agrees to accept this Constitution he shall forthwith take the said oath of loyalty and the judicial oath before the Officer Administering the Government or some person authorized by the Officer Administering the Government in that behalf, (b) refuses to accept this Constitution his office shall be deemed to have become vacant on the day of such refusal and such person shall not be entitled to any compensation for his loss of office ) 129. The Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly in Standing force immediately prior to the appointed day shall, subject to the Orders of Parlament provisions of this Constitution, continue to be the Standing Orders of Parliament, uatil otherwise provided by Parliament. 81