43:6A-46. Provisos to repeals

The repeal of the foregoing laws is subject to the following provisos:

a. Any person retired under any of the provisions of said acts and receiving or entitled to receive benefits thereunder, prior to their repeal, shall continue to receive the same benefits or shall continue to be entitled to receive the same benefits and to the same extent, as if such acts had not been repealed.

b. Any beneficiary receiving an allowance or eligible to receive an allowance under such acts shall continue to receive or be eligible to receive such allowance as provided under such acts.

c. Any person electing to have deductions for health insurance subtracted from his pension shall continue to have such deductions subtracted as if such acts had not been repealed.

d. Any person who, as of the effective date of this act, meets the requirements for retirement under such acts, may make such application within 30 days after such effective date and be retired on or before the effective date of this act, as if such acts had not been repealed. He shall thereafter receive benefits to the same extent as if such acts had not been repealed.

e. If any person covered under such acts dies prior to their repeal, but before retirement, his eligible beneficiaries shall receive the benefits provided by such acts to the same extent as if such acts had not been repealed.

f. All benefits payable pursuant to this section, shall, following the effective date of this act, be paid in equal monthly installments. No pension shall be due to a retirant or a beneficiary unless it constitutes a payment for an entire month.

g. As of the effective date of this act, all contributions made by any judge pursuant to section 8, P.L.1965, c. 74 (C. 43:6-6.4) shall be returned to him.

L.1973, c. 140, s. 46, eff. May 22, 1973.