Judicial Pensions Act 1981

Prospective

[Part IU.K. General

Interpretation]U.K.

1In this Schedule—

• “authorised insurance company” means an insurance company authorised under section 3 or 4 of the Insurance Companies Act M11982 (or any similar previous enactment) to carry on ordinary long-term insurance business;

• “disregarded service”, in relation to any member of a scheme, means any period of service in judicial office during which an election under section 14A(9) above is in force in respect of the qualifying member;

• “normal pension age” means the earliest age at which, if his service had continued until retirement at that age, a member of a scheme might have been entitled to receive a pension under the scheme;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “protected rights” has the same meaning as in the [F2the Pension Schemes Act 1993] and, in relation to Northern Ireland, the [F3the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993];

• “qualifying member” means a person to whom Part II of this Schedule applies;

• “qualifying service” means the service, or relevant service, by reference to which a qualifying member’s entitlement to benefit under the scheme is calculated; and

• “scheme” means the relevant occupational pension scheme constituted by this Act or the Sheriffs’ Pensions (Scotland) Act M21961.

1In this Schedule—

• “authorised insurance company” means an insurance company authorised under section 3 or 4 of the Insurance Companies Act M31982 (or any similar previous enactment) to carry on ordinary long-term insurance business;

• “disregarded service”, in relation to any member of a scheme, means any period of service in judicial office during which an election under section 14A(9) above is in force in respect of the qualifying member;

• “normal pension age” means the earliest age at which, if his service had continued until retirement at that age, a member of a scheme might have been entitled to receive a pension under the scheme;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “protected rights” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Pensions Act M41975 and, in relation to Northern Ireland, the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order M51975;

• “qualifying member” means a person to whom Part II of this Schedule applies;

• “qualifying service” means the service, or relevant service, by reference to which a qualifying member’s entitlement to benefit under the scheme is calculated; and

• “scheme” means the relevant occupational pension scheme constituted by this Act or the Sheriffs’ Pensions (Scotland) Act M61961.

RegulationsU.K.

2U.K.Regulations for the purposes of this Schedule—

(a)may be made, with the concurrence of the Treasury, by the Lord Chancellor or, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State;

(b)shall be made by statutory instrument;

(c)shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;

(d)may make different provision for different cases; and

(e)may make provision for consequential, transitional and incidental matters.

Other provisions about transfer valuesU.K.

3U.K.[F4Chapter 1 of Part 4ZA of the Pension Schemes Act 1993] (transfer values) and [F5 Chapter 1 of Part 4ZA of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993] (corresponding Northern Ireland provisions) shall not apply in relation to those schemes to which this Schedule applies.