CHAPTER 04:03
JUDICIAL SERVICES

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Remuneration and Gratuity of President of the Court of Appeal, Justices of Appeal, Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court

    3.    Remuneration of President of the Court of Appeal and Justices of Appeal

    4.    Remuneration of Chief Justice

    5.    Remuneration of Judge of the High Court

    5A    Responsibility allowance

    6.    Accrual and payment of gratuity

    7.    Gratuity to be exempt from income tax

PART III
Conditions of Appointment of Judges of the High Court, etc. and Tenure of Office of Acting Judges of the High Court

    8.    Conditions of appointment of Judges of the High Court, etc.

    9.    Tenure of office of acting Judges of the High Court

PART IV
Remuneration and Conditions of Service of Registrars, Magistrates and Masters

    10.    Remuneration and conditions of service of Registrars, magistrates and Masters

PART V
Judicial Service Commission

    11.    Functions of the Judicial Service Commission

    12.    Appointment of other committees and delegation of powers

PART VI
Miscellaneous Provisions

    13.    Regulations

    14.    Repeal of Cap. 04:03

    15.    Savings

Act 6, 1996,
Act 5, 1997,
Act 10, 1998,
Act 14, 1999,
Act 6, 2000,
Act 11, 2001,
Act 13, 2001,
Act 8, 2002,
Act 12, 2004,
Act 12, 2006,
Act 9, 2007,
Act 17, 2007,
Act 5, 2008,
Act 17, 2008,
Act 3, 2012,
Act 2, 2013,
Act 8, 2014,
Act 21, 2014,
S.I. 133, 2014,
Act 4, 2015,
Act 8, 2016,
Act 9, 2017,
Act 37, 2018,
Act 5 of 2019,
Act 14 of 2020,
Act 25 of 2022,
Act 9 of 2023,
Act 12 of 2024.

An Act to provide for the consolidation of provisions relating to the judicature in respect of the offices and salaries and allowances of the President of the Court of Appeal and Justices of Appeal Judges, the Chief Justice and High Court Judges, the conditions of appointment and tenure of office of judges and the remuneration and conditions of service of Registrars and magistrates; and for matters incidental thereto.

[Date of Commencement: 14th November, 2014]

PART I
Preliminary (ss 1-2)

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Judicial Services Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"Judge President" means a Judge of the High Court designated by the Chief Justice as Division Head of a division of the High Court.

[9 of 2023, s. 2.]