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
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.
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;
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.
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;
Judicial Commissioner
“Judicial Commissioner” means a person appointed to be a full-time Judicial Commissioner under Article 122AB of the Federal Constitution;
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