6Governor's pension

6 Governor's pension

(1)  [Section 6 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 15, Applied:15 Dec 1999] This section does not apply to a person who is first appointed as Governor after 1 July 1999.

(1A)  [Section 6 Subsection (1A) amended by No. 47 of 2003, s. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2003] [Section 6 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 15, Applied:15 Dec 1999] Where a person holding office as Governor resigns or retires from that office –

(a) after serving in that office for not less than 5 years; or

(b) after serving in that office for less than 5 years and the Governor or Administrator who immediately succeeds him declares, by order-in-council, that the retirement or resignation was due to ill health or physical or mental incapacity to perform the duties of the office of Governor –

that person is, subject to this section, entitled on his resignation or retirement to a pension at the rate of one-half of the rate at which the salary of the Chief Justice is payable for the time being or, if the office of Chief Justice is vacant, would be so payable if that office were not vacant.

(2)  [Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2003, s. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2003] [Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2003, s. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2003] [Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2003, s. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2003] [Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2003, s. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2003] [Section 6 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 18 of 1999, s. 8, Applied:14 May 1999] On the death of a person who, at the time of his or her death, held the office of Governor or was entitled to a pension under subsection (1A) , his widow or her widower is, subject to this section, entitled until her or his death or re-marriage to a pension at the rate of 60% of the rate at which the pension of the Governor is payable for the time being under .