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.

A stipendiary magistrate appointed on or after the 25th October 1968 F2and before the coming into force of section 26 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 shall vacate his office at the end of the completed year of service in the course of which he attains the age of 70:

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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).