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Magistrates Court Act 1930
7BSeniority of magistrates
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7B Seniority of magistrates Magistrates other than the Chief Magistrate have seniority according to— (a) the dates their appointments took effect; or (b) if the appointments of 2 or more of them took effect on the same date—the precedence given to them by the instruments of their appointment.