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Judges' Pensions Act 1968
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#### 4AD Qualifying service days
The qualifying service days of a person who has served as a Judge is the number of days worked out using the following formula:

where:
> appointment age means the person’s age in days on the first day of the period of his or her service as a Judge.
> non‑service days means the number of days the person did not serve as a Judge in the period that:
(a) starts on the person’s first day of service as a Judge; and
(b) ends on the day before:
(i) if paragraph (a) or (c) of the definition of qualification age in this section applies in relation to the person—the first day referred to in that paragraph; or
(ii) if a pension under subsection 6(2) has become payable to the person—the day on which the person retired; or
(iii) otherwise—the day on which the person died.
> qualification age means:
(a) if a pension under subsection 6(1) or (2D) has become payable to the person—the person’s age in days on the first day on which the person qualified for that pension; or
(b) if a pension under subsection 6(2) has become payable to the person—the person’s age in days on the first day on which the person would have qualified for a pension under subsection 6(1) or (2D) if the person had continued to serve as a Judge until the person’s mandatory retirement day; or
(c) if:
(i) the person died before a pension became payable to the person; and
(ii) the person had qualified for a pension under subsection 6(1) on a day before the person died;
the person’s age in days on the first day the person so qualified; or
(d) if the person died before a pension became payable to the person and subparagraph (c)(ii) does not apply—the person’s age in days on the first day on which the person would have qualified for a pension under subsection 6(1) or (2D) if the person had continued to serve as a Judge until the person’s mandatory retirement day.