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Article 176 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
176
Chapter
CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES
Index row title
(1) A Constitutional Court judge holds office for a non-renewable term of 12 years, or until he or she attains the age of 70, whichever occurs first, except where an Act of
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
0e60e43c-2728-4d43-b916-ca1acebb755d

74 words

Verbatim text

until he or she attains the age of 70, whichever occurs first, except where an Act of Parliament extends the term of office of a Constitutional Court judge. [Sub-s. (1) substituted by s. 15 of the Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001.] (2) Other judges hold office until they are discharged from active service in terms of an Act of Parliament. (3) The salaries, allowances and benefits of judges may not be reduced. Removal

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 176 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES”.
  • The passage runs to about 74 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “salaries”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) A Constitutional Court judge holds office for a non-renewable term of 12 years, or until he or she attains the age of 70, whichever occurs first, except where an Act of”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

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