PART 1 U.K.Public service pension schemes

CHAPTER 2 U.K.Judicial schemes

Interpretation U.K.

70 Meaning of “a judicial scheme” etc U.K.

(1) “A judicial scheme” means—

(a) a judicial 2015 scheme, or

(b) a judicial legacy scheme.

(2) “A judicial 2015 scheme” means—

(a) the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/182), or

(b) the Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. (N.I.) 2015 No. 76).

(3) “A judicial legacy scheme” means—

(a) a judicial legacy salaried scheme, or

(b) the judicial legacy fee-paid scheme.

(4) “A judicial legacy salaried scheme” means—

(a) an existing scheme (within the meaning of PSPA 2013) mentioned in any of paragraphs 2 to 11, or paragraph 15, of Schedule 5 to that Act (judicial schemes), or

(b) an existing scheme (within the meaning of PSPA(NI) 2014) mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to that Act (judicial schemes).

(5) “The judicial legacy fee-paid scheme” means the scheme constituted by Parts 1 to 11 of the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/522).

(6) This section has effect for the purposes of this Chapter.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 70 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 131(1)

I2 S. 70 in force at 4.7.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/746, reg. 2(a)