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CAP. 401]

Pension Benefits (Judicial Officers)

[1988 Ed.

(i) in respect of his service prior to the material date-

(A) 90% of his salary; and

(B) 100% of his personal allowance,

shall be taken as his pensionable emoluments, but not any other emoluments; and

(ii) in respect of his service after the material date, 100% of his salary and personal allowance shall be taken as his pensionable emoluments, but not any other emoluments,

and for the purposes of this paragraph, "material date" means a date to be determined in accordance with the terms of a Circular issued under and for the purposes of this paragraph by the Chief Justice; (c) in the case of an officer to whom section 3(1)(b) applies (other than an officer in respect of whom 100% of his substantive salary and per- sonal allowance was to be taken as pensionable emoluments under the Pensions Ordinance or the Pension Benefits Ordinance) and who has not applied under section 9(7) or whose application under section 9(7) is rejected-

(i) 90% of his salary; and

(ii) 100% of his personal allowance,

shall be taken as his pensionable emoluments, but not any other emoluments;

(d) in the case of an officer to whom section 3(1)(c) or (d)` applies (other than an officer in respect of whom 100% of his substantive salary and personal allowance was to be taken as pensionable emoluments under the Pensions Ordinance or the Pension Benefits Ordinance)-

(i) 90% of his salary; and

(ii) 100% of his personal allowance,

shall be taken as his pensionable emoluments, but not any other emoluments; and

(e) in the case of an officer while serving in other public service, the emoluments which are pensionable emoluments in accordance with the law or regulations in force in that service shall be taken as his pensionable emoluments.

Computation and grant of pension benefits

24. (1) Pension benefits granted to an officer, or to his dependants, shall be computed-

(a) except in the case of a deferred pension, in accordance with the provisions relating to the officer which are in force at the date of his retirement, death or injury, as the case may be;

(b) in the case of a deferred pension, in accordance with the provisions which are in force at the date when the officer leaves the service.

(2) Subject to section 22, a separate pension shall be computed and granted in respect of each period of continuous service of an officer in the public service.