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Article 177 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
177
Chapter
CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES
Index row title
(1) A judge may be removed from office only if—
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
3c74b551-169e-4e53-9621-81f6eaffa04f

101 words

Verbatim text

(a) the Judicial Service Commission finds that the judge suffers from an incapacity, is grossly incompetent or is guilty of gross misconduct; and (b) the National Assembly calls for that judge to be removed, by a resolution adopted with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of its members. (2) The President must remove a judge from office upon adoption of a resolution calling for that judge to be removed. (3) The President, on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, may suspend a judge who is the subject of a procedure in terms of subsection (1). Judicial Service Commission

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 177 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES”.
  • The passage runs to about 101 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) A judge may be removed from office only if—”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

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