6.—Where a person has practised as a barrister and as a solicitor, periods of practice as a barrister and periods of practice as a solicitor may be reckoned to satisfy the minimum period of practice as a barrister, or as a solicitor, required by—

(a) subsection (2)(a) of section 5 (as amended by section 4) of the Act of 1961 in the case of an appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court F1[, the Court of Appeal] or the High Court,

(b) subsection (2) or (2B) of section 17 (as amended by section 5) of the Act of 1961 in the case of an appointment as a judge of the Circuit Court,

(c) section 14(1) (as amended by section 29 of the Act of 1995) of the Act of 1936 in the case of an appointment to act temporarily as a judge of the Circuit Court,

(d) subsection (2) or (3) of section 29 of the Act of 1961 in the case of an appointment as a judge of the District Court, or

(e) section 51(1) (as amended by section 48(8) of the Act of 1961) of the Act of 1936 in the case of an appointment to act temporarily as a judge of the District Court.