Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993

19 (1) Section 14 of the Justices of the [1979 c. 55.] Peace Act 1979 (retirement of stipendiary magistrates) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) At the beginning of that section there shall be inserted—

“(1A) A stipendiary magistrate appointed after the coming into force of section 26 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of 70.”

(3) In subsection (1) (persons appointed on or after 25th October 1968)—

(a) after the words “25th October 1968” there shall be inserted the words “and before the coming into force of section 26 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993”; and

(b) the proviso (which provides that the Lord Chancellor may authorise a person to continue in office up to the age of 72 and which is superseded by section 26(4) to (6) of this Act) shall cease to have effect.

(4) Subsection (2) (which relates to appointments before 25th October 1968 and which is spent) shall be omitted.

(5) At the end of that section there shall be added—

“(3) Subsections (1A) and (1) above are subject to section 26(4) to (6) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Lord Chancellor’s power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of 75).”