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### 5 Chief Magistrate
> > (1) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 54 of 2003, s. 5, Applied:25 Sep 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-09-25/act-2003-054#GS5@EN) Subject to [section 19](#GS19@EN) [(4)](#GS19@Gs4@EN) , the Governor may appoint a permanent full-time magistrate to be the Chief Magistrate.
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> > (2) The Chief Magistrate may resign from the office of Chief Magistrate but still retain the office of magistrate.