sec.54Existing magistrates continue in office

### sec.54 Existing magistrates continue in office A person who immediately before the commencement of this section, is the Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, the Senior Stipendiary Magistrate or a stipendiary magistrate under the Justices Act 1886 continues in office as Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, Senior Stipendiary Magistrate or stipendiary magistrate, as the case may be, under this Act. The salary of a person referred to in subsection (1) immediately before the commencement of this section continues to be the salary of the person under this Act until the salary is determined under the Judges (Salaries and Allowances) Act 1967 . s 54 amd 2000 No. 46 s 3 sch (sec.54-ssec.1) A person who immediately before the commencement of this section, is the Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, the Senior Stipendiary Magistrate or a stipendiary magistrate under the Justices Act 1886 continues in office as Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, Senior Stipendiary Magistrate or stipendiary magistrate, as the case may be, under this Act. (sec.54-ssec.2) The salary of a person referred to in subsection (1) immediately before the commencement of this section continues to be the salary of the person under this Act until the salary is determined under the Judges (Salaries and Allowances) Act 1967 .