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T-16 - Courts of Justice Act
Section 228
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228. A judge who ceases to hold office is eligible for retirement with a pension provided he satisfies one of the following requirements:
(1) he has reached 65 years of age;
(2) he has 25 years of service or more to his credit;
(3) he has at least 20 years of service to his credit, has opted for the plan provided for in this Part or, as the case may be, for an equivalent plan in effect in a municipality, pursuant to the legislative provisions granting such option and was in office on 30 May 1978;
(4) he has reached 55 years of age and has five years of service or more to his credit.
228. A judge who ceases to hold office is eligible for retirement with a pension provided he satisfies one of the following requirements:
(1) he has reached 65 years of age;
(2) he has 25 years of service or more to his credit;
(3) he has at least 20 years of service to his credit, has opted for the plan provided for in this Part or, as the case may be, for an equivalent plan in effect in a municipality, pursuant to the legislative provisions granting such option and was in office on 30 May 1978.
228. A judge who ceases to hold office is eligible for retirement with a pension provided he satisfies one of the following requirements:
(1) he has reached 65 years of age;
(2) he has 25 years of service or more to his credit;
(3) he has at least 20 years of service to his credit, has opted for the plan provided for in this Part pursuant to the legislative provisions granting such option and was in office on 30 May 1978.
228. The pension granted to the judge who has held office for twenty-five years or more, whether he has reached seventy years of age or not, is equal to seventy per cent of the average salary of his five best remunerated years in office.
