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12 Salaries etc. of judges of Senior Courts.
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), there shall be paid to judges of the Senior Courts. . . such salaries as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service.
(2) Until otherwise determined under this section, there shall be paid to the judges mentioned in subsection (1) the same salaries as at the commencement of this Act.
(3) Any salary payable under this section may be increased, but not reduced, by a determination or further determination under this section.
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(5) Salaries payable under this section shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
(6) There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament to any judge of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court, in addition to his salary, such allowances as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service.
(7) Pensions shall be payable to or in respect of the judges mentioned in subsection (1) in accordance with section 2 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 or, in the case of a judge who is a person to whom Part I of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 applies, in accordance with that Act.
Your change, as a redline
12 Salaries etc. of judges of Senior Courts.
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), there shall be paid to judges of the Senior Courts. . . such salaries as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service.
(2) Until otherwise determined under this section, there shall be paid to the judges mentioned in subsection (1) the same salaries as at the commencement of this Act.
(3) Any salary payable under this section may be increased, but not reduced, by a determination or further determination under this section.
(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) Salaries payable under this section shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
(6) There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament to any judge of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court, in addition to his salary, such allowances as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service.
(7) Pensions shall be payable to or in respect of the judges mentioned in subsection (1) in accordance with section 2 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 or, in the case of a judge who is a person to whom Part I of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 applies, in accordance with that Act.
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