High Court Ordinance

(1)
The Governor may appoint a person who is eligible to be appointed to be a judge
                of the High Court under
section 9(1)
or (1A), to be a recorder of the
                Court of First Instance for such period as may be specified in the instrument by
                which the appointment is made.
(Amended
1 of 1997 s. 4
)
(2)
An appointment made under subsection (1) shall be
made—
(a)
in the case of the first appointment of a person as a recorder, by Letters
                    Patent under the Public Seal;
(b)
in the case of a reappointment or subsequent appointment of a person who
                    has previously been appointed, by such other instrument under the hand of the
                    Governor as the Governor thinks fit.
(3)
A recorder shall have and may exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and
                privileges and shall have and perform all the duties of a judge of the Court of
                First Instance, and any reference in any law to such a judge shall be construed
                accordingly.