Judges (Pensions and Long Leave) Act 1957
sec.4Pension of judge retiring voluntarily at or after age 60
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sec.4 Pension of judge retiring voluntarily at or after age 60
Where a judge who has attained 60 years of age, but has not attained 70 years of age, retires from office (otherwise than because of permanent disability or infirmity as specified in section 5 ) after serving as a judge for not less than 10 years, the judge shall, on retiring, be entitled to an annual pension at the rate of 60% of the judge’s salary or, in the case of a judge who has retired before the passing of the Judges’ Pensions Act Amendment Act 1984 , 50% of the judge’s salary. s 4 sub 1967 No. 40 s 11 amd 1984 No. 10 s 4 ; 1991 No. 68 s 111 sch 2 ; 1992 No. 14 s 2 sch