# Sheriffs’ Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961, Section 1: Pensions for sheriffs and salaried sheriffs-substitute.


(1) The Treasury may, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of State, grant a pension in accordance with the following provisions of this Act to any person retiring from the office of sheriff or salaried sheriff-substitute who has completed 2 years’ service in that office; and for the purposes of this section “sheriff” means a sheriff who is restricted by the terms of his appointment from engaging in private practice.
(1A) This Act is subject to section 18 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (restrictions on benefits provided under existing schemes).
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/42/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-pensions-scotland-act-1961/section-1
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