31Removal from office of Justice of the Peace

31 Removal from office of Justice of the Peace

(1)  The Governor may remove an appointed justice from the office of Justice of the Peace on the recommendation of the Minister.

(2)  If the Governor removes an appointed justice from the office of Justice of the Peace, notice of that removal is to be –

(a) provided to the justice; and

(b) published in the Gazette.

(3)  The notice provided to a justice under subsection (2)(a) is to include the reason for his or her removal from the office of Justice of the Peace.

(4)  Subsection (2) does not apply to a removal of an appointed justice from the office of Justice of the Peace on the ground that the justice no longer has the physical or mental capacity to carry out the duties of that office.