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Marshall Islands Sessional Legislation |
NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
32ND CONSTITUTIONAL REGULAR SESSION, 2011
BILL NO: 103ND1
P.L. 2011 – 45
JUDICIAL COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011
AN ACT
to amend section 402 of the Judicial Compensation Act 1983 by repealing the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Court Judges.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS:
Section 1. Short Title.
This Act may be cited as Judicial Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2011.
Section 2. Amendments.
(1) Section 402(2) is hereby amended by deletion in its entirety as follows:
§402. Compensation otherwise than in the Community Courts.
(1) The annual salaries of judges, other than judges of the Community Courts, are as follows:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | $30,000 |
Associate Judge of the Supreme Court | $25,000 |
Chief Justice of the High Court | $70,000 |
Associate Justice of the High Court | $60,000 |
Presiding Judge of the District Court | $33,000 |
Associate Judge of the District Court | $30,000 |
Chief Judge of the Traditional Rights Court | $33,000 |
Associate Judge of the Traditional Rights Court | $30,000 |
(2) The judges are also entitled to other allowances and other benefits as provided for contract officers of the Public Service.
(3) In each case the compensation is subject to the usual deductions from salary.
Section 3. Transition and Commencement provision.
This amendment shall not affect the FY2012 but shall commence at the beginning of the fiscal year commencing with FY2013.
Section 4. Effective Date.
This Act shall take effect in accordance with the Constitution and the Rules of Procedures of the Nitijela and enforceable pursuant to section 3 above.
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CERTIFICATE I hereby certify: 1. That Nitijela Bill No.103ND1 was passed by the Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the 29th day of September, 2011; and 2. That I am satisfied that Nitijela Bill No.103ND1 was passed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Rules of
Procedures of the Nitijela. I hereby place my signature before the Clerk this 17th day of October 2011. | |
Attest: | |
Hon. Alvin T. Jacklick Speaker Nitijela of the Marshall Islands | Lena E. Tiobech Acting Clerk Nitijela of the Marshall Islands |
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