# Judicial Pensions Act 1981, Section 9: Judge Advocate General: special provision.


(1) A person to whom this section applies may be granted a pension if he retires after not less than 2 years service and at the time of his retirement—
(a) he has attained the age of 60, or
(b) he is disabled by a permanent infirmity from performing the functions of his office.
(2) The annual rate of a pension payable under this section to a person retiring after not less than 15 years service shall be one half of his last annual salary.
(3) The annual rate of a pension payable under this section to a person retiring after less than 15 years service (but not less than 5) shall be one quarter of his last annual salary plus 1/40th for each completed year of service exceeding 5.
(3A) The annual rate of pension payable under this section to a person retiring after less than 5 (but not less than 2) years service shall be 6/80ths of his last annual salary.
(4) Part III of Schedule 1 to this Act (injury or disease sustained in course of duty) shall have effect—
(a) as if references to an officer to whom that Schedule applies included references to a person to whom this section applies, and
(b) as if, in relation to an allowance granted under the said Part III to a person to whom this section applies paragraph 16(1)(a) referred to a pension under this section.
(5) In this section “service” means service as Judge Advocate General.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/20/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-act-1981/section-9
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