PENSION RIGHTS OF JUDGES ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA

PENSION RIGHTS OF JUDGES ACT

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Pension rights of the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
2. Pension rights of Judges.
3. Incapacitated judicial officer.
4. Interpretation.
5. Short title.

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PENSIONS RIGHTS OF JUDGES ACT

An Act to provide for the retirement benefits of Judges.

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[Commencement.] [1st January, 1985]       

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1. Pension rights of the Chief Justice of Nigeria

A person holding the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria shall, if he retires in pensionable circumstances, whether or not he has held office as a judicial officer for not less than fifteen years, be entitled to pension for life at a rate equivalent to his last annual salary plus his consolidated allowances and the annual salaries of four of his domestic staff in addition to any other retirement benefits to which he may be entitled.

[1991 No. 62. 1991 No. 29.]

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