Judicial Pensions Act 1981

Prospective

1 In this Schedule—

• “authorised insurance company” means an insurance company authorised under section 3 or 4 of the Insurance Companies Act M1 1982 (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 [F2 the Pension Schemes Act 1993] and, in relation to Northern Ireland, the [F3 the 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 M2 1961.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 1A para. 1 substituted (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, s. 190, Sch. 8 para. 14(a) (with s. 164); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2

F3 Words in Sch. 1A para. 1 substituted (N.I.) (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 49, s. 184, Sch. 7 para. 18(a); S.R. 1994/17, art. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1A para. 1 amended (1.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 68, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1982 c. 50 (67).

M2 1961 c. 42 (71:2).

1 In this Schedule—

• “authorised insurance company” means an insurance company authorised under section 3 or 4 of the Insurance Companies Act M3 1982 (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 M4 1975 and, in relation to Northern Ireland, the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order M5 1975;

• “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 M6 1961.

Marginal Citations

M3 1982 c. 50 (67).

M4 1975 c. 60 (113:1).

M5 S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15).

M6 1961 c. 42 (71:2).