s 8B Retirement on special ground
(1) A Judge of the Federal Court, of the Court of Appeal or of a High Court who has not attained the age of sixty years but has held the office of a Judge for a period in the aggregate of not less than ten years may, with the approval of the Chief Justice, make representations to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for permission to retire to serve in another capacity; and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, upon being satisfied, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, that it is of special significance and importance to the interests of a State or in the interests of Malaysia as a whole for the said Judge to serve in such said capacity, grant permission for the said Judge to so retire. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, “a Judge of the Federal Court”, for the purposes of this section, shall include the Chief Judges, President and the Chief Justice; and in its application to the Chief Justice, subsection (1) shall be read as if the words “with the approval of the Chief Justice” have been omitted therefrom.