Sheriffs’ Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961
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3 Rates of pension.
(1) The amount of a pension which may be granted under section one of this Act shall be the amount prescribed by this section. (2) In the case of a person retiring from the office of sheriff, the amount of his pension shall be as follows, that is to say— (a) where the period of his relevant service exceeds two years but is less than five years, six eightieths of his last annual salary; (aa) where the period of his relevant service is five years, one-fourth of his last annual salary; (b) where that period exceeds five years but is less than fifteen years, one-fourth of that salary plus one-fortieth of that salary for each completed year of relevant service exceeding five; (c) where that period is fifteen years or more, one-half of his last annual salary; but in any case where that person has previously held the office of salaried sheriff-substitute, and where it is more favourable to him so to do, the amount of his pension shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the next following subsection; and for the purposes of that subsection the period of his relevant service shall be determined as if all that service had been in the office of salaried sheriff-substitute. (3) In the case of a person retiring from the office of salaried sheriff-substitute, the amount of his pension shall be as follows, that is to say— (a) where the period of his relevant service exceeds two years but is less than five years, six eightieths of his last annual salary; (aa) where the period of his relevant service is five years, fifteen-eightieths of his last annual salary; (b) where that period exceeds five years but is less than ten, fifteen-eightieths of that salary plus one-eightieth for each completed year of relevant service exceeding five; (c) where that period is or exceeds ten years but is less than twenty, one-fourth of that salary plus one-fortieth for each completed year of relevant service exceeding ten; (d) where that period is twenty years or more, one-half of his last annual salary.
3 Rates of pension.
(1) The amount of a pension which may be granted under section one of this Act shall be the amount prescribed by this section. (2) In the case of a person retiring from the office of sheriff, the amount of his pension shall be as follows, that is to say— (a) where the period of his relevant service exceeds two years but is less than five years, six eightieths of his last annual salary; (aa) where the period of his relevant service is five years, one-fourth of his last annual salary; (b) where that period exceeds five years but is less than fifteen years, one-fourth of that salary plus one-fortieth of that salary for each completed year of relevant service exceeding five; (c) where that period is fifteen years or more, one-half of his last annual salary; but in any case where that person has previously held the office of salaried sheriff-substitute, and where it is more favourable to him so to do, the amount of his pension shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the next following subsection; and for the purposes of that subsection the period of his relevant service shall be determined as if all that service had been in the office of salaried sheriff-substitute. (3) In the case of a person retiring from the office of salaried sheriff-substitute, the amount of his pension shall be as follows, that is to say— (a) where the period of his relevant service exceeds two years but is less than five years, six eightieths of his last annual salary; (aa) where the period of his relevant service is five years, fifteen-eightieths of his last annual salary; (b) where that period exceeds five years but is less than ten, fifteen-eightieths of that salary plus one-eightieth for each completed year of relevant service exceeding five; (c) where that period is or exceeds ten years but is less than twenty, one-fourth of that salary plus one-fortieth for each completed year of relevant service exceeding ten; (d) where that period is twenty years or more, one-half of his last annual salary.
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