Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993

[^key-b17551553a089a734ce4d0b50199661f]: Sch. 6 para. 61 omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 48(3)

[^key-e8ae6b5031fa465538229471c55470bf]: Sch. 6 para. 62 omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 48(3)

[^key-7514e04e78968a62316f4a240a887148]: Word in s. 26(8) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(c)(i) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

[^key-b21891e8b41b5e70f91ad587cf295fa1]: Words in s. 26(12) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(d) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

[^key-e83b3ed0748530219151e0b40528009b]: Word in s. 26(1) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(a) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

[^key-a39bae5c6f8b6b6187f2ab736e2b340d]: S. 26(7)(f) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 8(2)

[^key-f29b6c676f928989821ddd5076849703]: S. 26(7)(g) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 8(2)

[^key-73d4cb6e0344142c940d88fe2d01e911]: S. 26(7)(ga) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 8(2)

[^key-6fa5bafec94e295b5bfbc4604263fcc1]: S. 26(11) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 13(2)

[^key-0fd40dd09d9421f7b1c6b81fad3a8bbe]: S. 26(8)(h) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

[^key-d3bfa0a1bf9b2c0923611d41030913d1]: S. 26(7)(d) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 8(2)

[^key-032663b4d54c95e4ca2555a977eba515]: S. 26(4)-(6) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(b) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

[^key-bcd16fdf21a034e4bd0a7cc9c8888bae]: S. 26(12A)-(17) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(e) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

[^M_F_266eac60-ba83-492f-ecf9-e8f924c7b51e]: Sch. 5: words in entries relating to deputy district judges substituted (19.7.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 56, 148(5), Sch. 11 para. 13

[^M_F_25c0c581-757b-470e-c95c-3ad51d359681]: Words in Sch. 5 inserted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 8(3)(j)

[^key-195a564d56c91ce88890848049f6bd30]: Sch. 7 para. 1(2) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 13(3)

[^key-347fcc685dda5268ad2b40d79ea00f46]: S. 18A(4)(5) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), ss. 88(7), 131(1)(2)(f)

[^key-6a02a08cdb05abcb6243c058add88bcd]: Word in s. 2(7A) substituted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), ss. 106, 131(1)(2)(f)

[^key-b9c67a45ae821ca5b5a078bde2a10a28]: S. 27(3)(h)-(k) inserted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 10.5.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(b)(i), Sch. 1 para. 25(3) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

Transfer of accrued benefits.

Surviving spouse’s and surviving civil partner's pension.

Transfer of rights under other public service pension schemes

Short title, supplementary provisions and extent.

Contributions

9A

• (1) The appropriate Minister may, by regulations made with the concurrence of the Treasury, make provision for and in connection with requiring contributions to be made towards the cost of the liability for relevant benefits.

• (2) The prescribed contributions are to be—

• (a) made by the person to or in respect of whom the relevant benefits are to be, or may be, provided;

• (b) made for the person's period of service in qualifying judicial office;

• (c) in the form of deductions from the salary payable for that service.

• (3) But no contribution is to be made by a person—

• (a) for any period of service during which an election under section 13 is in force in respect of the person;

• (b) for any period of service after the person has completed, in the aggregate, 20 years' service in qualifying judicial office;

• (c) for any other prescribed period of service;

• (d) in any prescribed circumstances.

• (4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), it does not matter whether the person's service in qualifying judicial office was service before or after the commencement of section 34(1) of the Pensions Act 2011 (but no contribution is to be made for a person's service before that commencement).

• (5) In this section—

• “prescribed” means specified in, or determined in accordance with, regulations;

• “relevant benefits” means—a pension under section 2;a lump sum under section 4;payments by way of pension or lump sum under section 19, so far as relating to a pension or lump sum within paragraph (a) or (b).

PART 1A — FEE-PAID JUDGES

18A

• (1) The appropriate Minister may by regulations establish a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of fee-paid judges.

• (2) The scheme may make provision for payments to or in respect of a person in relation to the person's service before the scheme is established.

• (3) No benefits are to be provided under a new public service pension scheme in relation to service in relation to which benefits are to be provided under a scheme under this section.

“New public service pension scheme” means a scheme under—

• (a) section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, or

• (b) section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 2).

• (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (6) Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision corresponding or similar to—

• (a) any provision made by Part 1, section 20 or Schedule 2 or 2A;

• (b) any provision that may be made by regulations under Part 1, section 20 or Schedule 2 or 2A.

• (7) In this section—

• “judge” means a person who holds an office specified in the regulations;

• “fee-paid judge” means a judge whose service is remunerated by the payment of fees (as opposed to the payment of a salary).

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