Supreme Court Judges Act Amendment Act 1874

Public Act		1874 No 5
Date of assent		13 August 1874

	Title
	Preamble.
1	Short Title.
2	Superannuation allowance of Judges over sixty years of age, resigning after fifteen and less than twenty-five years of service, to be one-half salary.
3	Ninth section of the said Act to apply.
4	Provisions as to Judges’ superannuation allowance not affected by this Act, except in cases of Judges who have served fifteen years and less than twenty-five years.

An Act to amend “The Supreme Court Judges Act, 1858.”

Preamble.

WHEREAS by “The Supreme Court Judges Act, 1858,” (hereafter referred to as “the said Act,”) it is enacted that every Judge of the Supreme Court, holding office during good behaviour, who shall resign his office after having attained the age of sixty years, shall, after the passing of the said Act, be entitled to a superannuation allowance in proportion to the amount of his annual salary at the time of resignation, after the following rate, namely,—

After ten years’ service, to an annual allowance of three-twelfths of such salary;

After fifteen years’ service, to an annual allowance of four-twelfths of such salary;

After twenty years’ service, to an annual allowance of five-twelfths of such salary;

After twenty-five years’ service, to an annual allowance of six-twelfths of such salary;

After thirty years’ service, to an annual allowance of seven-twelfths of such salary;

After thirty-five years’ service, to an annual allowance of eight-twelfths of such salary:

And whereas it is expedient that the rate of such superannuation allowance should in such cases as hereafter provided be increased:

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Supreme Court Judges Act Amendment Act, 1874.”

2 Superannuation allowance of Judges over sixty years of age, resigning after fifteen and less than twenty-five years of service, to be one-half salary.

Every Judge of the Supreme Court, holding office during good behaviour, who having served, whether continuously or not, fifteen years and less than twenty-five years, as Judge of the Supreme Court, shall resign his office after having attained the age of sixty years, or who, in the opinion of the Governor, becomes incapable of performing the duties of his office by reason of any permanent infirmity, shall, after the passing of this Act, be entitled to a superannuation allowance of one-half of the amount of his annual salary at the time of resignation.

3 Ninth section of the said Act to apply.

The ninth section of the said Act shall apply to the superannuation allowances provided for by this Act.

4 Provisions as to Judges’ superannuation allowance not affected by this Act, except in cases of Judges who have served fifteen years and less than twenty-five years.

So much of the said Act as applies to superannuation allowances of Judges of the Supreme Court shall not be affected by this Act, except so far as the said Act fixes the rate of superannuation allowance of Judges resigning after a service of fifteen years and less than twenty-five years.

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