5Entitlement to pension

5 Entitlement to pension

(1)  *[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 1995, s. 6 ]*A person to whom this Act applies becomes entitled to a pension under this Act in respect of the contributions required to be made by him thereunder –

(a) [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Mar 2008] on retirement pursuant to section 6A of the Supreme Court Act 1887 in the case of a judge or on retirement pursuant to section 5(2) of the Supreme Court Act 1959 in the case of the Associate Judge;

(b) [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Mar 2008] on retirement after having served as a judge or Associate Judge for not less than 15 years; or

(c) on retirement that the Minister certifies to be by reason of disability or infirmity.

(2)  The pension to which a person becomes entitled under this section is a pension at the rate of one-half of the appropriate judicial salary.

(3)  [Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 91 of 1999, s. 25, Applied:15 Dec 1999] [Section 5 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 18 of 1999, s. 12, Applied:14 May 1999] A pension payable under this Act is to be reduced to take into account any commutation of the pension.