Permission for retired person to use title
40 Permission for retired person to use title
An application may be made to the Secretary by or on behalf of a person for permission—
to use the title "JP (Retired)" after the name of the person; or
to use the title "BJ (Retired)" after the name of the person.
S. 40(2) repealed by No. 48/2018 s. 61.
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Subject to subsection (5), the Secretary may grant the permission if the person has ceased to hold office as a justice of the peace or a bail justice (as the case may be) and either—
the person performed 20 years of service as a justice of the peace or bail justice (as the case may be); or
the person performed 10 years of service as a justice of the peace or bail justice (as the case may be) and—
at the time the person ceased to hold the office of justice of the peace or bail justice (as the case may be), the person was of or over the age of 75 years; or
the person ceased to hold the office of justice of the peace or bail justice (as the case may be) on the grounds of ill‑health.
For the purposes of subsection (3), the period of service as a justice of the peace or bail justice need not be continuous.
The Secretary must not grant the permission if—
the person was removed from office under section 37; or
the person is an insolvent under administration; or
the Secretary is satisfied that the person is not a fit and proper person to use the title.
S. 40A inserted by No. 48/2018 s. 62.
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