PART II TURKISH FAMILY COURTS, JUDGES AND OFFICERS
Turkish Family Courts

3. There shall be established in the Colony Turkish Family Courts, and the Governor may from time to time fix the number of the Turkish Family Courts which shall be maintained and define, extend and vary the local limits of their jurisdiction.

Appointment of judges, etc

4.- (1) Judges of Turkish Family Courts shall be appointed by an instrument in writing under the hand of the Governor and shall hold office during the Governor's pleasure, subject to any conditions as the Governor may deem fit to impose.

(2)The Governor may, by an instrument in writing under his hand, appoint any fit and proper person to act as a judge for such time as may be specified in the instrument or to hear and determine any proceeding specified therein, and every person so appointed shall, while so acting, or during the hearing and determination of such proceeding, have all the powers of a judge.

Oath of allegiance and judicial oath

5. Every judge shall, before entering in the execution of the duties of his office, take and subscribe before the Chief Justice the oath of allegiance and the judicial oath in the form set out in the First Schedule.

Power to appoint one judge to act for another

6. During the temporary absence of a judge, or whenever it is for any cause undesirable that a judge should hear a particular proceeding, the Chief Justice may direct that the judge of a Turkish Family Court shall in addition act as judge of the Turkish Family Court in place of the judge temporarily absent therefrom or shall hear and determine any proceeding specified in the direction.

Appointment of other officers

7. The Governor may appoint such number of persons to be Registrars and other officers of Turkish Family Courts for the performance of such duties as they may be required or empowered to perform under any Law or Rules in force for the time being, relating to such Courts.