ACT No. LV of 2020 AN ACT to further amend the Constitution relative to the age of retirement of judges and magistrates.

I assent.

(L.S.)

GEORGE VELLA

President

17th November, 2020

ACT No. LV of 2020

AN ACT to further amend the Constitution relative to the age of

retirement of judges and magistrates.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

The short title of this Act is the Constitution of Malta Short title.

(Amendment No. 3) Act, 2020 and this Act shall be read and construed

as one with the Constitution of Malta, hereinafter referred to as "the

Constitution".

Sub-article (1) of article 97 of the Constitution shall be Amendment of

article 97 of the

substituted by the following new sub-article

Constitution.

"(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of this article, a

judge of the Superior Courts shall vacate his office upon

reaching the age of sixty-five (65) years

Provided that a judge of the Superior Courts shall

inform the Chief Justice and the President of Malta of this

decision before he reaches the age of sixty-five (65) years once

he chooses to remain in office until he reaches the age of sixty-

eight (68) years.".

Sub-article (3) of article 100 of the Constitution shall be

substituted by the following new sub-article

"(3) Without prejudice to sub-article (4), a magistrate of

the inferior courts shall vacate his office upon reaching the age

of sixty-five (65) years

Provided that a magistrate of the inferior courts shall

inform the Chief Justice and the President of Malta of this

decision before he reaches the age of sixty-five (65) years once

he chooses to remain in office until he reaches the age of sixty-

eight (68) years.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 399 of the

11th November, 2020.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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