(1) A judicial officer shall retire from office on attaining the retirement age.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) but subject to subsection (3), a judicial officer may retire from office, if he or she gives to the Commission at least 12 months' notice, in writing, of his or her intention to do so.
(3) The period of notice under subsection (2) does not include a period of vacation leave —
(a) which the judicial officer earned before; or
(b) to which the judicial officer becomes entitled on or after,
the date on which he or she gives notice under subsection (2).