4. Substitution of section 7a

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 7a the following section:

“Period of service as Judicial Commissioner 7a.  (1)  For the purpose of computing a Judge’s pension and gratuity under this Act, the period of his service as a

Judicial Commissioner immediately before his appointment as a Judge shall be counted as part of his period of service as a Judge.

Subsection (1) shall apply to a Judge who is still in service or has retired from service before the commencement of this section.

Notwithstanding subsection (1), where any pension or gratuity has been paid to a Judge under any other law for the same period as the period which shall be counted as part of his period of service as a Judge, his pension and gratuity under this Act shall be reduced by the amount so paid.”.