Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part III · Pensions and Other Benefits of Judges and Dependants
11C. Dependant’s pension
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to subsection (5), where a Judge dies in any of the circumstances referred to in paragraph 11B(1)(a) or (b) and such death occurs within seven years of the date of sustaining the injury or contracting the disease referred to therein, his dependants shall be entitled, in addition to a derivative pension and any derivative gratuity, to a dependant’s pension computed as a fraction of the Judge’s salary as follows:
Judge
“Judge” means a Judge of the Federal Court, of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court and includes the Chief Justice, President and a Chief Judge;
to the widow … … … … … … … … … …
1/6
if the deceased Judge leaves a widow to whom a dependent’s pension is granted under paragraph (a), in respect of each child up to six in number …
1/48
if the deceased Judge does not leave a widow or no dependent’s pension is granted to the widow under paragraph (a), in respect of each child up to six in number … … … … … … … … … … …
1/24
with effect from the date of remarriage or the date following the date of death of the widow to whom a dependant’s pension had been granted under paragraph (a), in respect of each child up to six in number … … … … … … … … … … …
1/24
if the deceased Judge’s mother was wholly or mainly dependent on him for support at the time of his death, to the mother whilst without adequate means of support—
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if the deceased Judge does not leave a widow or no dependant’s pension is granted to the widow under paragraph (a) … … …
1/6
if the deceased Judge leaves a widow to whom a dependant’s pension is granted under paragraph (a) … … … … … …
1/12
if the deceased Judge’s father was wholly or mainly dependent on him for support at the time of his death, to the father whilst without adequate means of support—
if the deceased Judge does not leave a widow or no dependant’s pension is granted to the widow under paragraph (a), and the mother of the Judge is dead or … … … … … … …
1/6
if the deceased Judge leaves a widow to whom a dependant’s pension is granted under paragraph (a), and the mother of the
Judge is dead … … … … … … …
1/12
Subject to subsection (5), where a Judge referred to in subsection (1) had sustained such injury in a security area proclaimed under section 47 of the *Internal Security Act 1960, the fractions specified in subsection (1) shall be read as if there had been substituted in that subsection wherever they occur 1/4 for 1/6, 1/24 for 1/48, 1/12
for 1/24 and 1/8 for 1/12.
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), no payment of a dependant’s pension shall be made or, if made, such payment shall cease where the recipient is—
dependant
“dependant” means a spouse, a child, the mother or the dependent father of a deceased Judge;
(Deleted by Act A1170);
a child, other than a child referred to in paragraph (b) of the interpretation of “child” in section 1A or in paragraph (c),
*NOTE—The Internal Security Act 1960 [Act 82] has since been repealed by the Security Offences
(Special Measures) Act 2012 [Act 747]‒see section 32 of Act 747.
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upon marriage or attaining the age of twenty-one years, whichever occurs earlier;
a child who is receiving education in an institution of higher learning but not education leading beyond a first degree, upon completing or ceasing to receive such education or upon marriage, whichever occurs earlier;
a deceased Judge’s parent, on evidence that the parent is adequately provided with other means of support.
A dependant’s pension granted under this section may be re-determined whenever any recipient dies or ceases to be eligible for such payment.
This section shall not apply to the dependants of a Judge to whom paragraph 13 of the Second Schedule apply pursuant to subsection 11B(2).
Terms defined in s 1A
child
Defined · s 1A“child” means a child of a deceased Judge— (a) who is a child under twenty-one years of age and includes— (i) a posthumous child, a dependent step-child and an illegitimate child of the Judge; and (ii) a child adopted by the Judge under any written law relating to adoption or under any custom or usage, on satisfactory proof of such adoption; and (b) who is a child of any age and is mentally retarded or physically and permanently incapacitated and is incapable of supporting himself;
dependant
Defined · s 1A“dependant” means a spouse, a child, the mother or the dependent father of a deceased Judge;
Judge
Defined · s 1A“Judge” means a Judge of the Federal Court, of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court and includes the Chief Justice, President and a Chief Judge;
remuneration
Defined · s 1A“remuneration” shall have the meaning assigned to that expression in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution;
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