Application of sections 8 to 15
16Sections 8 to 15 do not apply
(a)
to a judge appointed after June 18, 1969, the judge’s surviving spouse, surviving common-law partner, dependent child and estate and the legal representative of any of them, if the judge has not filed a certificate of a qualified medical practitioner in accordance with the
General Regulation - Provincial Court Act, certifying that the judge is physically able to carry out the normal functions of the judge’s office, and
(b)
to a surviving spouse of a judge who dies within two years after the date of the marriage if the Minister is not satisfied that the judge on the date of the marriage was in such a condition of health as to justify him or her in expecting to survive for at least two years.