Cap. 4activeordinance

High Court Ordinance

高等法院條例

Full legislation

s.11B

Transitional provisions relating to retirement age (extension) arrangement

(1)
In this
section—
specified judge
(
指明法官
) means
                    a judge of the High
Court—
(a)
whose term of office has been extended under
section
                            11A(3
)(
b)
before the commencement date
*
of the Judicial Officers (Extension
                        of Retirement Age) (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 (
10 of
                            2019
); and
(b)
who has opted for the retirement age (extension) arrangement pursuant
                        to
section 11A
of the Pension Benefits (Judicial Officers)
                        Ordinance (
Cap. 401
) or the Circular.
(2)
If, but for this section, the extended term of office of a specified judge
                would have expired before the judge attains the age of 70 years, the judge’s term of
                office is extended to the date immediately before the judge attains the age of 70
                years.
(3)
When a specified judge attains the age of 70 years, the judge’s term of office
                may be further extended under
section 11A(3
)(
b)
for a specified period or
                periods not exceeding 5 years in the aggregate, as if the judge’s term of office had
                not previously been extended.