Section 3, The Judges Conditions of Service Act 1983

(1) In this Act unless the contrary intention appears Constitution" means the Constitution of Sierra Leonc, 1978 (Act No. 12 of 1978); "Judge" means a Judge of the High Court of Sustice, a Justice of the Court of Appealor a Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, and includes the Chief Justice; "maximum pension" means pension equivalent to the last drawn salary of the Judge in question,. as a Judge; "pensionable service" means service which is pension able under the Pensions Act (Cap. 173) and this Act; "salary" means annual salary; (2) Where a Judge has pensionable service under the Pensions Act (Cap. 173)his period of service as a Judge shall, for the purposes of the said Act, be deemed to be other public service within the meaning of that Act. Judges 4. The salaries, allowances, gratuities and pensions of Judges salaries etc. shal! be a charge upon the Consolidated Fund. charged on Consolida ted Fund. Judges' 5. (1)The salary, allowances, privileges, right in respect of ries ete. leave of absence, gratuity or pension of a Judge shall not benot to be varied to his disadvantage.varied to their disadvantage. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, $o far as any terms of service of a Judge depend on the exercise an option by him, the terms for which he opts shall be taken to be more advantageous to him than any other terms for which he might have opted. NG. 12 Judges' Condilions Serviee 1983 21 PART II–SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ETC. OF JUDGES