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Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 s 8

Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 s 8

s 8 Pension and gratuity in certain cases of retirement, resignation and ceasing to hold office

Where a person— (a) retires from the office of a Judge on attaining the age of sixty-six years or such later time, not being later than six months after he attains that age pursuant to Clause (1) of Article 125 of the Federal Constitution; (b) retires from the office of a Judge of the Federal Court, of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court under section 8A or 8 B; (c) resigns such office after reaching the age of sixty years; or (d) ceases to hold such office before attaining the age of sixty-six years or at any time after he attains that age if he is holding such office pursuant to Clause (1) of Article 125 of the Federal Constitution on grounds of inability, from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause, properly to discharge the functions of his office, he shall be entitled to a pension and a gratuity appropriate to his case under this Act: Provided that the amount of pension granted to a person who retires from such office in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (d) or in section 8A shall not be less than 1/5 of his last drawn salary but without prejudice, however, to any adjustment of pension to his advantage that may be made in accordance with Part IIIA .

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Find Act 45 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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