7 Stipendiary magistrates in England and Wales
Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (1981 c 20) | Legislation

7  Stipendiary magistrates in England and Wales

(1)     A stipendiary magistrate in England or Wales may on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor be granted a pension if he retires after not less than [2 years] service, and—

(a)     at the time of his retirement he has attained the age of 65, or

(b)     the Lord Chancellor is satisfied by means of a medical certificate that by reason of infirmity of mind or body he is incapable of discharging the duties of his office, and that the incapacity is likely to be permanent.

[(1A)     The Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice

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