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Article 131 1. Subject to Article 134, a person holding office of Justice of Appeal or Judge shall vacate that office - a. on death; b. if the person is removed from office under Article 134; c. subject to clause (2), if the person resigns in writing addressed to the President and to the Constitutional Appointments Authority; d. in the case of a person who is a citizen of Seychelles, on attaining the age of seventy years; e. in the case of a person who is not a citizen of Seychelles, at the end of the term for which the person was appointed; f. if the office is abolished with the consent of the person. 2. A resignation under clause (1) (c) shall have effect on the date on which it is received by the President. 3. Subject to clause (4), a person who is not a citizen of Seychelles may be appointed to the office of Justice of Appeal or Judge for only one term of office of not more than seven years. 4. The President may, on the recommendation of the Constitutional Appointments Authority in exceptional circumstances, appoint a person who is not a citizen of Seychelles and who has already completed one term of office as a Justice of Appeal or Judge for a second term of office, whether consecutive or not, of not more than seven years.