Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022

33 Meaning of “Chapter 1 scheme” etc

(1) “A Chapter 1 scheme” means—

(a) a Chapter 1 new scheme, or

(b) a Chapter 1 legacy scheme.

(2) “A Chapter 1 new scheme” means—

(a) a scheme under section 1 of PSPA 2013 (schemes for persons in public service) which—

(i) is a defined benefits scheme,

(ii) is not a scheme for holders of a judicial office, and

(iii) is not a scheme for local government workers (within the meaning of that Act), or

(b) a scheme under section 1 of PSPA(NI) 2014 (schemes for persons in public service) which—

(i) is a defined benefits scheme,

(ii) is not a scheme for holders of a judicial office, and

(iii) is not a scheme for local government workers (within the meaning of that Act).

(3) “A Chapter 1 legacy scheme” means—

(a) an existing scheme (within the meaning of PSPA 2013), other than—

(i) a scheme mentioned in any of paragraphs 2 to 15 of Schedule 5 to that Act (judicial schemes), or

(ii) a scheme mentioned in paragraph 16 or 17 of that Schedule (local government workers), or

(b) an existing scheme (within the meaning of PSPA(NI) 2014), other than—

(i) a scheme mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to that Act (judicial schemes), or

(ii) a scheme mentioned in paragraph 3 of that Schedule (local government workers).

(4) In this section “judicial office” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 (see section 71).

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