# Judges Salaries Act 1872

35 & 36 Vict. c. 51 · enacted 16 August 1872 · revised to 1 February 1991

An Act for amending the Law relating to the Salaries of Judges.

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## Introductory text

An Act for amending the Law relating to the Salaries of Judges.
[16th August 1872]

## 1 Short title.

This Act may be cited for all purposes as “The Judges Salaries Act 1872.”

## 2 Commencement and payment of judicial salaries.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act of Parliament, the judicial salary of every judge in the United Kingdom shall begin from the date of his appointment as judge, and not before, and shall accrue due from day to day during the time of his continuance in office, and shall be payable at such intervals not exceeding three months as may be from time to time determined by the Treasury.

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## 4 Definition of “judge.”

The expression “judge” shall include . . . every . . . stipendary magistrate, or other person performing judicial duties in the United Kingdom in respect of which he is paid a salary.

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