Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

6.   Circumstances in which pension may be granted

A pension may be granted under this Act to a judicial officer on his or her retirement from judicial service on or after he or she has served at least 5 continuous years of service as a judicial officer and in one of the following cases —

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    (a)     on attaining the retirement age;

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    (b)     on the abolition of his or her office; or

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    (c)     if he or she, or a person appointed by the Court to act on his or her behalf, applies to the Commission, in writing, for him or her to retire on the grounds that —

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      (i)     he or she is incapable by reason of any infirmity of mind or body of discharging the duties of his or her office, and

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      (ii)     the infirmity is likely to be permanent,

and submits with the application, medical evidence to the satisfaction of the Commission.