(3) The Judge President and other judges of appeal shall be appointed by the Officer Administering the Government by instrument under the public seal on the advice of the Prime Minis- ter who shall consult- (a) in the case of the Judge President, the Chief Justice; and (b) in the case of any other judge of appeal, the Chief Justice and the Judge President. (4) The Judge President shall be appointed from persons who hold the office of judge of appeal or puisne judge or who have held the office of judge of the Supreme Court of the Federation, and the other judges of appeal shall be appointed from persons who hold the office of puisne judge. (5) The puisne judges shall be persons qualified for appoint- ment under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 58 and shall be appointed by the Officer Administering the Government by instrument under the public seal, on the advice of the Prime Minister who shall consult the Chief Justice. D 60. (1) If the office of Chief Justice is vacant, or if the Chief Acting Justice is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his judges office, the Officer Administering the Government may, on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint as acting Chief Justice, the Judge President, one of the other judges of the High Court, or some other person qualified under subsection (1) of section 58 for appointment as a judge. (2) If the Judge President is appointed to act as Chief Justice under subsection (1) of this section, or if the office of Judge President is vacant, or if the Judge President is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, one of the other judges of appeal shall be appointed to act as Judge President. (3) If the office of a judge of appeal, other than the Judge President, is vacant or if such judge is appointed to act as Chief Justice or Judge President, or is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, the Officer Administering the Govern- ment may, on the advice of the Prime Minister who shall consult the Chief Justice or acting Chief Justice, as the case may be, and the Judge President or the acting Judge President, as the case may be, appoint a person holding the office of puisne judge to act as a judge of appeal. (4) If the office of a puisne judge is vacant, or if any such judge is appointed to act as Chief Justice or Judge President, or judge of appeal, or is designated as a judge of the appellate divi.
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