The Judicial Pensions (Widows' and Children’s Benefits) Regulations 1987

Relevant service partly before 18th April 1973

6.—(1) If the office-holder’s relevant service is not, or is not treated as, wholly after 17th April 1973, the amount of the contribution shall be determined by applying the formula–

where–

• C represents the amount of the contribution;

• L represents the office-holder’s lump sum;

• P represents the number of months of relevant service before 18th April 1973;

• Q represents the number of months of relevant service after 17th April 1973;

• S represents the total number of months of relevant service.

(2) If the office-holder last had a wife at a time before the end of his relevant service, the amount of the contribution shall (instead of that in paragraph (1)) be that arrived at under paragraph (1) multiplied by the following fraction–

where–

• “A” is the number of months relevant service before the time he last had a wife and before 18th April 1973;

• “B” is the number of months (if any) of relevant service before that time and after 17th April 1973;

• “P” and “Q” are the same as in paragraph (1) above.