(b) the person has not attained the age of 75 years –
the person may notify the Secretary, in the form provided by the Secretary, that he or she wishes to continue in the office of Justice of the Peace.
(3) If under subsection (2) a person notifies the Secretary, before the commencement day, that he or she wishes to continue in the office of Justice of the Peace and the person is eligible under section 5 to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace –
(a) the person is taken to have been appointed as a Justice of the Peace under section 5 of this Act; and
(b) this Act, accordingly, applies to the person in his or her capacity as Justice of the Peace; and
(c) a reference in his or her instrument of appointment to a provision or Part of the Justices Act 1959 that has been repealed by this Act is taken to be a reference to the corresponding provision or Part of this Act.
(4) If, before the commencement day, a person referred to in subsection (2) –
(a) has not notified the Secretary, under subsection (2) , that he or she wishes to continue in the office of Justice of the Peace; or
(b) has so notified the Secretary but is not eligible under section 5 to be appointed to the office of Justice of the Peace –
the appointment of the person to the office of Justice of the Peace is terminated on the commencement day.
(5) If –
(a) immediately before the commencement day, a person holds the office of Justice of the Peace in accordance with an appointment under section 4(1) of theJustices Act 1959 ; and
(b) the person has attained the age of 75 years before the commencement day –
the person may notify the Secretary, in the form provided by the Secretary, that he or she wishes to continue in the office of Justice of the Peace.
(6) If under subsection (5) a person notifies the Secretary, before the commencement day, that he or she wishes to continue in the office of Justice of the Peace and the person is eligible under section 8 to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace –
(a) the person is taken to have been appointed as a Justice of the Peace under section 8 of this Act; and
(b) despite anything to the contrary in his or her instrument of appointment, the term of that reappointment is the period of 2 years commencing on the commencement day unless sooner terminated under section 14(1)(a) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) or (h) ; and
(c) this Act, accordingly, applies to the person in his or her capacity as Justice of the Peace; and
(d) a reference in his or her instrument of appointment –
(i) to the section of the Justices Act 1959 under which he or she was appointed a Justice of the Peace is taken to be a reference to section 8 of this Act; and
(ii) to another provision, or a Part, of the Justices Act 1959 that has been repealed by this Act is taken to be a reference to the corresponding provision or Part of this Act.
(7) If, before the commencement day, a person referred to in subsection (5) –
(a) has not notified the Secretary, under subsection (5) , that he or she wishes to continue in the office of Justice of the Peace; or
(b) has so notified the Secretary but is not eligible under section 8 to be appointed to the office of Justice of the Peace –
the appointment of the person to the office of Justice of the Peace is terminated on the commencement day.
(8) For the purposes of this section, a person who was assigned a justice under a commission of the peace is taken to have been appointed, before the commencement day, to the office of Justice of the Peace in accordance with section 4(1) of theJustices Act 1959 .