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SCHEDULE: Motor Vehicle Benefit: Calculation of Residual Value of Vehicle.
WHEREAS it is provided by section 4(2a) of the Judges Salaries, Allowances and
Pensions Act [Chapter 7:08] that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs shall
as soon as practicable publish by notice in the Gazette the terms and conditions fixed by the
President under section 4(1) of that Act subject to which pension benefits shall be paid to
judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs makes the
following notice (which may be cited as “the Judges’ Pension Scheme Notice, 2006”)
publishing the said terms and conditions (hereinafter called “the scheme”) fixed by His
Excellency on the 22nd October, 1997, as amended:⎯
Application of scheme.
1.(1) This scheme shall apply in respect of—
(a) every judge appointed to the High Court or Supreme Court on or after the 1st July,
1997; and
(b) every judge of the High Court or Supreme Court who held office immediately before
the 1st July, 1997, and who makes an election in accordance with subsection (2) that
this scheme will apply in his or her case, in place of the former scheme, with effect
from that date.
(2) An election referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be—
(a) made in writing and signed by the judge concerned; and
(b) addressed to the Secretary for Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and delivered
to the Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1997:
Provided that the Secretary may accept an election delivered after that date if
authorised to do so by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
(3) An election in accordance with subsection (2) shall be irrevocable.
Interpretation
2.(1) In this scheme—
“contributions” means amounts contributed to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in terms of
this scheme or the corresponding contributory pension scheme for presidents of the
Administrative Court;
“contributory service” means pensionable service in respect of which contributions have
been paid;
“final pensionable emoluments”, in relation to a judge, means his or her pensionable
emoluments at the date on which he or she retires, resigns or is removed from office,
as the case may be;