Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2001
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Amendment of section 46 of the 1961 Act — provisions in relation to remuneration and pensions of judges and justices. |
31.—Section 46 of the 1961 Act (as amended by section 1 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1968 ) is amended— | |
(a) by substituting for subsections (1), (2) and (3) the following subsections: | ||
“(1) On and from 25 September, 2000— | ||
(a) the Chief Justice is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £120,293 per year, and | ||
(b) each of the other judges of the Supreme Court is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £104,254 per year. | ||
(2) On and from 25 September, 2000— | ||
(a) the President of the High Court is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £108,321 per year, and | ||
(b) each of the other judges of the High Court is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £96,002 per year. | ||
(3) On and from 25 September, 2000— | ||
(a) the President of the Circuit Court is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £96,002 per year, and | ||
(b) each of the other judges of the Circuit Court is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £75,548 per year. | ||
(3A) On and from 25 September, 2000— | ||
(a) the President of the District Court is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £75,548 per year, and | ||
(b) a judge of the District Court is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of £62,762 per year. | ||
(3B) Remuneration payable under this section is to be paid in monthly instalments.”, | ||
(b) in subsection (4), by substituting the following paragraphs for paragraphs (a) and (b): | ||
“(a) the remuneration payable under this Act to a judge of the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Circuit Court or the District Court, and | ||
(b) the pension payable under this Act to a judge of the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Circuit Court or the District Court, and”, | ||
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(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (9): | ||
“(10) Every order made by the Government under subsection (9) is required to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it is made.”. |