The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017

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21.—(1) This regulation applies where—

(a)[F1P has accrued reckonable service in relation to one or more relevant offices and] retires (whether before, on or after the commencement day);

(b)on the day on which P retires, P has not reached the age of 65; and

(c)the ill-health certification condition is met in relation to P.

(2) On the pension start day, P becomes entitled to the payment for life of a pension [F2in respect of the relevant offices].

(3) In this regulation “the pension start day” means—

(a)the day after that on which P retires, or

(b)if later, the commencement day.

(4) Where, apart from this paragraph, P would be entitled to—

(a)a pension under this regulation, and

(b)a pension under—

(i)regulation 14 (retirement between the ages of 60 and 65: entitlement to reduced pension),

(ii)regulation 15 (retirement under the age of 60 due to removal from judicial office: entitlement to reduced pension), or

(iii)regulation 17 (retirement under the normal pension age: entitlement to preserved pension),

P is not entitled to any pension mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).

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