Section 1: Transfer of responsibility for the administration and payment of pension of Federal Judicial Officers.

(1) Judicial Officer who had retired before or will retire after the commencement of this Act from the Judicial Service of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is hereby transferred to the National Judicial Council.
(2) In that regard, as from the commencement of this Act, the payment of pension of a retired or retiring Federal Judicial Officer shall no longer devolve on, be administered or paid by the Department of Establishments in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation or any other department, by whatever name called, which before the commencement of this Act was charged with such responsibility.
(3) The Department of Establishments in the office of the Head of Service of the Federation shall, within three months from the commencement of this Act, transfer to the National Judicial Council all records, files and other documents connected with the administration and payment of pension of Federal Judicial Officers.