NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

31ST CONSTITUTIONAL REGULAR SESSION, 2010

BILL NO.: 79

P.L. 2010 – 48

JUDICIAL COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2010

AN ACT

to amend the Judicial Compensation Act 1983.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS:

Section 1. Short Title.

This Act may be cited as the Judicial Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2010.

Section 2. Amendment.

(1) Section 404 of the Judicial Compensation Act 1983, 27 MIRC Chp. 4 is amended as set forth below:

§404. Suspension of Compensation.

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Chapter or any other law, the salary of a justice or judge shall be suspended:

(a) for a justice or judge of the High Court, Traditional Rights Court, District Court, or a Community Court, while any cause before the judge remains pending and undetermined for 45 days after it has been submitted for decision; and

(b) for a justice of the Supreme Court, while any cause before the justice or Supreme Court panel remains pending and undetermined for 120 days after it has been submitted for decision.

Section 3. Effective Date.

This Act shall take effect on the date of certification in accordance with Article IV, Section 21 of the Constitution and the Rules of Procedures of the Nitijela.
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CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify:

1. That Nitijela Bill No: 79 was passed by the Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the 15th day of October, 2010; and

2. That I am satisfied that Nitijela Bill No: 79 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 26th day of October 2010.
	
Attest:
	
Hon. Alvin T. Jacklick
Speaker
Nitijela of the Marshall Islands
	Gary Ueno
Clerk
Nitijela of the Marshall Islands