Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Retirement later than age 70 in certain cases where office previously held in another tribunal

5 (1) Subject to paragraph 8(1) (persons who held certain judicial offices on 30th March 1995), sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) apply where the person has a personal retirement date under either or both of paragraphs 6 and 7.

(2) In sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) and paragraph 8(1) and (2)—

(a) if the person has a personal retirement date under just one of paragraphs 6 and 7 or has the same personal retirement date under each of those paragraphs, “the special date” means that date;

(b) if the person has a personal retirement date under each of those paragraphs and those dates are different, “the special date” means the later of those dates.

(3) Subsection (1) of section 26 of the 1993 Act shall have effect (subject to the following provisions of that section) as if it provided for the person to vacate the relevant judicial office on the special date.

(4) The special date is to be taken for the purposes of that section to be the compulsory retirement date for the relevant judicial office in the person’s case.