Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part III · Pensions and Other Benefits of Judges and Dependants
15B. Adjustment of pensions and other benefits of Judges and dependants
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to Part III and this Part, pensions and other benefits granted to Judges and their dependants under this Act shall be adjusted annually by an increment of two per cent in accordance with the provisions of this Act and shall be paid or be payable with effect from
January of each year.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the application of the specified rate of increment would result in a situation that is less favourable to a Judge appointed before the coming into operation of this section, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe an appropriate higher percentage to be applied in such case.
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;
For the purpose of an order under subsection (2), the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong may prescribe—
different percentages of increment for different categories of recipients; and
that the higher percentage of increment shall only apply for a specified year or any part thereof, and in such case, the date on which the adjustment shall be payable.
Any derivative pension granted under Part III shall be adjusted in accordance with subsection (1).
Any disability pension or dependant’s pension granted under
dependant
“dependant” means a spouse, a child, the mother or the dependent father of a deceased Judge;
Part III shall be adjusted in accordance with subsection (1) but the factor applicable shall be the factor applicable under that Part.
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Where the factor referred to in subsection (5) changes according to the eligibility of the dependant as specified under that Part, the dependant’s pension shall be adjusted based on the notional salary as determined under subsection (7) using the new factor applicable under that Part.
The notional salary—
in the case of a dependant who received the dependant’s pension before or on 1 January 2014, shall be the amount of the corresponding last drawn salary received by a Judge on 1 January 2014 which has been calculated with an increment of two per cent annually up to the year when the factor changes; or
in the case of a dependant who received the dependant’s pension on or after 2 January 2014, shall be the amount of the last drawn salary received by a Judge on the date of his death which has been calculated with an increment of two per cent annually up to the year when the factor changes.
Where a higher percentage of increment has been prescribed under subsection (2), the increment specified under subsections (3), (4)
and (5) shall be calculated using that prescribed higher percentage.
The amount of dependant’s pension adjusted under subsection (6) shall be used as the basis for adjustments under subsection (5) in subsequent years.
For the purpose of this section, “corresponding last drawn salary” means the corresponding last drawn salary which had been adjusted on 1 January 2014 pursuant to this Act before the coming into operation of this section.
last drawn salary
“last drawn salary” means the actual last drawn monthly substantive salary of a Judge, specified in the First Schedule, prior to his death or retirement;
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remuneration
“remuneration” shall have the meaning assigned to that expression in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution;
Terms defined in s 1A
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;
last drawn salary
Defined · s 1A“last drawn salary” means the actual last drawn monthly substantive salary of a Judge, specified in the First Schedule, prior to his death or retirement;
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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