Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of *JUDGES' REMUNERATION ACT 1971

Section 5

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), where a Judge has, as required by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under paragraph 8C(1)(b), relinquished his office in order to serve in another capacity for any period in the national interest and having completed his tour of duty in the other capacity—

(a)

is immediately reappointed to the office of a Judge, the period of his service as a Judge before, and the period during which he served in that other capacity after, he relinquished his office as a Judge shall be counted as period of service as a Judge; or

(b)

is not reappointed to the office of a Judge by virtue of him having reached his retirement age pursuant to subsection 8C(3), the period of his service as a Judge before, and the period during which he served in that other capacity until he attains his retirement age after, he relinquished his

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office as a Judge shall be counted as period of service as a

Judge.

Guaranteed pension period