The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of partial retirement

33.—(1) For the purpose of calculating the amount of a description of partial retirement pension, the amount of accrued pension is an amount calculated in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The amount of accrued standard earned pension is the option proportion of the total of the following amounts specified in the active member’s account as at the end of the relevant last day—

(a) the sum of the opening balance of standard earned pension for the leaving year and the index adjustment for that opening balance;

(b) the amount of standard earned pension for the leaving year;

(c) the sum of the opening balance of transferred pension for the leaving year and the index adjustment for that opening balance; and

(d) the amount of transferred pension for the leaving year.

(3) The amount of accrued earned pension attributable to an effective pension age option is the option proportion of the total of the following amounts specified in the active member’s account as at the end of the relevant last day—

(a) the sum of the opening balance of earned pension attributable to that option for the leaving year and the index adjustment for that opening balance; and

(b) the amount of earned pension attributable to that option for the leaving year.

(4) The amount of any description of accrued added pension is the option proportion of the total of the following amounts specified in the active member’s account as at the end of the relevant last day—

(a) the sum of the opening balance of added pension of that description for the leaving year and the index adjustment for that opening balance; and

(b) the amount of added pension of that description for the leaving year.