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Judicial Pensions Act 1981

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Rate of Pension

    1. Chapter I The Higher Judiciary

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Rate of pension

      3. 3.Former holder of office other than high judicial office

      4. 4.Provision against double pensions

    2. Chapter II Other Judicial Offices

      1. 5.Circuit judge in England or Wales

      2. 6.Sheriffs in Scotland

      3. 7.Stipendiary magistrates in England and Wales

      4. 8.Judge Advocate General: choice between civil service scheme and special provision

      5. 9.Judge Advocate General: special provision

      6. 10.President or other member of either Lands Tribunal

      7. 11.President of pensions appeals tribunals

      8. 12.President or chairman of industrial tribunals

      9. 13.Social Security Commissioner

      10. 14.Other judicial offices

      11. 15.Minister to determine certain questions

  3. Part II Lump Sums and Widows' and Children's Pensions

    1. 16.Application of Part II, and interpretation

    2. 17.Lump sum on retirement or death

    3. Widows' and children's pensions

      1. 18.Conditions of grant

      2. 19.Widow's pension

      3. 20.Children's pension: beneficiaries

      4. 21.Meaning of "period of childhood and full-time education "

      5. 22.Children's pension: rate and mode of payment

    4. Contributions

      1. 23.Contribution towards cost of widow's and children's pension

      2. 24.Judicial office held by a woman

    5. Special cases

      1. 25.Persons serving again after retirement

      2. 26.Lord Chancellor

    6. Supplemental

      1. 27.Disregard of abatement of pension under s. 65 of Social Security Act 1973

      2. 28.Effect of certain nullity decrees

      3. 29.Recommendation of a Minister required in certain cases

  4. Part III Supplemental

    1. 30.Saving for Pensions (Increase) Act

    2. 31.Payments charged on Consolidated Fund

    3. 32.Other financial provisions

    4. 33.Interpretation

    5. 34.County court registrars and assistant registrars

    6. 35.Saving for certain Circuit judges in the City of London

    7. 36.Transitory provisions, amendments and repeals

    8. 37.Short title and commencement

    1. Schedule 1

      Certain Supreme Court and county court officers, and president of Transport Tribunal

    2. Schedule 2

      Transitory provisions

    3. Schedule 3

      Consequential amendments

    4. Schedule 4

      Repeals

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