1The magistrate shall be entitled to early retirement, if he:
ahas reached at least the age of 60 years;
bhas served at least 30 years as magistrate, including the secondment period;
cis not able to continue to serve in office, due to illness as certified by the medical commission on determining the ability to work is.
2A magistrate who serves at the Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Courts or at the Special Prosecution Office shall be entitled to three months earlier retirement for each full year of exercising the service at such structure.
3The Councils shall be in charge of granting the early retirement after having the opinion of the chairperson.
4The Councils shall establish more detailed rules, which must set out:
athe procedure to be followed for applications for early pension and the associating documentation;
bthe rules for calculating the early pension and other benefits, in the case of successful applications.
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