65. The Courts Act 1977 is amended—

(a) in section 2, by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (7):

“(8) A person who is to be appointed, or who is appointed, a judge of the Circuit Court who wishes to express an interest in being assigned by the Government under subsection (2), (3), (5) or (6), or in being transferred by the Government under subsection (4), as the case may be, to a particular circuit, may forward an expression of such interest to the President of the Circuit Court.

(9) The President of the Circuit Court shall forward any expression of interest received by him or her under subsection (8) to the Government.

(10) An expression of interest referred to in subsection (8) shall not be forwarded by the person expressing the interest, or by any person on his or her behalf, to any person other than the President of the Circuit Court.”,

and

(b) in section 2A, by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (6):

“(7) A person who is to be appointed, or who is appointed, a specialist judge of the Circuit Court who wishes to express an interest in being assigned by the Government under subsection (2) or (4), or in being transferred by the Government under subsection (3), as the case may be, to a particular circuit, may forward an expression of such interest to the President of the Circuit Court.

(8) The President of the Circuit Court shall forward an expression of interest received by him or her under subsection (7) to the Government.

(9) An expression of interest referred to in subsection (7) shall not be forwarded by the person expressing the interest, or by any person on his or her behalf, to any person other than the President of the Circuit Court.”.