Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part III · Pensions and Other Benefits of Judges and Dependants
8. Pension and gratuity in certain cases of retirement, resignation and ceasing to hold office
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Where a person—
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retires from the office of a Judge on attaining the age of sixty-six years or such later time, not being later than six months after he attains that age, pursuant to Clause (1) of
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;
Article 125 of the Federal Constitution;
retires from the office of a Judge of the Federal Court, of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court under section 8A or 8B;
resigns from the office of a Judge after he has held the office of a Judge for a continuous period of not less than five years, including the period of his service as Judicial
Commissioner immediately before his appointment as a
Judge; or
ceases to hold such office before attaining the age of sixty-six years or at any time after he attains that age if he is holding such office pursuant to Clause (1) of Article 125
of the Federal Constitution on grounds of inability, from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause, properly to discharge the functions of his office, he shall be entitled to a pension and a gratuity appropriate to his case under this Act:
Provided that the amount of pension granted to a person who retires from such office in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (d) or in section 8A shall not be less than 1/5 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;
Terms defined in s 1A
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;
Judicial Commissioner
Defined · s 1A“Judicial Commissioner” means a person appointed to be a full-time Judicial Commissioner under Article 122AB of the Federal Constitution;
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;
retirement
Defined · s 1A“retirement” means— (a) retirement from the office of Judge under paragraph 8(a); Judges’ Remuneration 9 (b) retirement from such office under section 8A or 8B; (c) resignation from such office under paragraph 8(c); or (d) ceasing to hold such office under paragraph 8(d);
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