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This right, however, shall not be recognised
if the persons concerned have been dismissed
for reasons other than the state of their
health.
In the case of resignation, judges will not be
entitled to pensions unless they have comple¬
ted a period of five years’ service, and the
Registrar shall not be entitled to a pension
unless he has completed a period of seven
years’ service.
Nevertheless, in the cases referred to in
the previous paragraph, the Court may, by
a special decision based on the fact that
the persons concerned are in a precarious
state of health and have insufficient means,
grant the minimum pension to which such
persons would be entitled, after five years’
service in the case of judges, and after seven
years’ service in the case of the Registrar.
The payment of a pension shall not begin
until the person entitled to such pension has
reached the age of 65. Nevertheless, in
exceptional cases and by a special decision of
the Court, in consideration of the state of
health or the means of the beneficiary, pen¬
sions may be paid to such beneficiary before
he reaches the age of 65.
Article 2.
No retiring pension payable under the
present regulations shall exceed 15,000 Dutch
florins in the case of judges and 10,000 Dutch
florins in the case of the Registrar.
Article 3.
Subject to the provisions of Article 2,
judges shall be entitled to the payment of a
pension equivalent to one-thirtieth of their
salary in respect of each period of twelve
months passed in the service of the Court,
the salary being taken to comprise the follow¬
ing :
(1) Fixed annual salary ;
(2) The whole of the daily duty allowances,
the minimum number of days taken for
the purpose of this calculation being
180 ; the duty allowance of the President
of the Court shall be reckoned as being
35,000 florins per year.
In calculating the salary, no account shall
be taken of sums received as subsistence
allowance.
A Registrar shall be entitled to the payment
of a pension equivalent to one-fortieth of
his salary in respect of each period of twelve
months passed in the service of the Court.
If a person entitled to a pension is re¬
elected to office, the pension shall cease to
be payable during his new term of office ; at
the end of this period, however, the amount
of his pension shall be determined as provided
for above, on the basis of the total period
during wffiich he discharged his duties.
Article 4.
Subject to the provisions of Article 3,
retiring pensions shall be payable monthly
in arrears during the lifetime of the bene¬
ficiary.
This right, however, shall not be recognised
if the persons concerned have been dismissed
for reasons other than the state of their
health.
In the case of resignation, members of
the Court will not be entitled to pensions
unless they have completed a period of
five years’ service, and the Registrar shall
not be entitled to a pension unless he has
completed a period of seven years’ service,
but the Court shall have power, by a special
decision, based on the fact that the person
concerned is in a precarious state of health
and has insufficient means, to grant him a
pension equivalent to that to which he would
have been entitled had he completed the
minimum period of service laid down above.
The payment of a pension shall not begin
until the person entitled to such pension has
reached the age of 65. In certain exceptional
cases, however, the pension may, by a decision
of the Court, be made payable, in whole
or part, to persons entitled thereto before
they reach that age.
Article 2.
No retiring pension payable under the
present regulations shall exceed 15,000 Dutch
florins per annum in the case of members
of the Court and 10,000 Dutch florins per
annum in the case of the Registrar.
Article 3.
Subject to the provisions of Article 2,
members shall be entitled to the payment
of a pension equivalent to one-thirtieth of
their salary in respect of each period of
twelve months passed in the service of the
Court, the amount being calculated :
For the President, on his annual salary
and special allowance ;
For the Vice-President, on his annual
salary and duty allowance ;
For other members, on their annual
salaries.
The Registrar shall be entitled to the
payment of a pension equivalent to one-
fortieth of his salary in respect of each period
of twelve months passed in the service of
the Court.
If a person entitled to a pension is re¬
elected to office, the pension shall cease to
be payable during his new term of office ;
at the end of this period, however, the amount
of this pension shall be determined as provided
for above, on the basis of the total period
during which he discharged his duties.
Article 4.
Subject to the provisions of Article 3,
retiring pensions shall be payable monthly
in arrear during the lifetime of the beneficiary.