# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Paragraph 2


For the purpose of calculating reckonable service (but not qualifying service) any period of service after the commencement of section 70 shall be deemed to be increased by one third; but an officer shall not be deemed by virtue of this paragraph to have more than 40 years’ reckonable service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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