Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part III · Pensions and Other Benefits of Judges and Dependants
Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part III · Pensions and Other Benefits of Judges and Dependants
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to this Part, a Judge’s pension shall be computed at the rate of 1/360 of his last drawn salary in respect of each completed month’s service as a Judge:
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;
Provided that in no case shall the pension so computed be more than 3/5 of his last drawn salary but without prejudice, however, to any adjustment of pension to his advantage that may be made in accordance with Part IIIA.
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;
For the purpose of computing a Judge’s pension, the period of service of a Judge in another capacity under section 8C shall be counted as the period of service as a Judge.
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;
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;
Part IV