(1)  A person who has been removed from the office of Justice of the Peace may not be appointed to that office within the period of 5 years commencing on the day on which the notice of the removal is published in the Gazette under section 31(2)(b) .

(2)  A person who has been removed from the office of Justice of the Peace may be appointed to that office again only on application.

(3)  An application –

(a) may be made only after the end of the 5-year period referred to in subsection (1) ; and

(b) is to be in writing; and

(c) is to include the ground on which the applicant was removed from the office of the Justice of the Peace; and

(d) is to include any other information prescribed by the regulations or required by the Secretary; and

(e) is to be lodged with the Secretary.