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.