Entitlement to pension
5 Entitlement to pension
A person to whom this Act applies becomes entitled to a pension under this Act in respect of the contributions required to be made by him thereunder – on retirement pursuant to section 6A of the Supreme Court Act 1887 in the case of a judge or on retirement pursuant to section 5(2) of the Supreme Court Act 1959 in the case of the Associate Judge; on retirement after having served as a judge or Associate Judge for not less than 15 years; or on retirement that the Minister certifies to be by reason of disability or infirmity.
The pension to which a person becomes entitled under this section is a pension at the rate of one-half of the appropriate judicial salary.
A pension payable under this Act is to be reduced to take into account any commutation of the pension.
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