Judicial Pensions Act 1981

PART III Supplemental

30 Saving for Pensions (Increase) Act

This Act is without prejudice to the operation of the [1971 c. 56.] Pensions (Increase) Act 1971.

31 Payments charged on Consolidated Fund

There shall be charged on, and paid out of, the Consolidated Fund—

(a) any pension under Chapter I of Part I, or section 5 or 7, of this Act, and

(b) any lump sum, or widow's or children's pension, under Part II of this Act conditional on eligibility for a pension payable out of the Consolidated Fund.

32 Other financial provisions

(1) Subsection (2) below applies where—

(a) the rate of a pension payable to a person under section 12. or 13 above is or would be increased in respect of service in a capacity prescribed under section 12(5) or 13(4)(b) as the case may be, and

(b) a pension payable wholly in respect of service in that prescribed capacity would be paid and borne otherwise than out of money provided by Parliament.

(2) Any pension benefits paid to or in respect of that person as having been the holder of an office mentioned in section 12(1) or 13(1) above shall, to such extent as the Minister may determine, having regard to the relative length of service and rate of remuneration in that office and in the prescribed capacity, be paid and borne in like manner as that in which a pension payable to him wholly in respect of service in the prescribed capacity would have been paid or borne.

(3) In this section—

(a) " pension " includes any superannuation or other retiring allowance or gratuity,

(b) " pension benefits " includes benefits payable on retirement or death by way of lump sum or gratuity, and benefits payable in respect of a person's service or employment to other persons by way of widow's or orphan's pension or otherwise.

33 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• " the Minister " means the Minister for the Civil Service,

• " stipendiary magistrate " in England and Wales includes a metropolitan stipendiary magistrate.

34 County court registrars and assistant registrars

(1) For the purposes of this Act the annual salary of a county court registrar or assistant registrar who is also a district registrar of the High Court shall be deemed to include any salary payable in respect of his services as district registrar.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a county court registrar or assistant registrar unless a direction has been given in his case under section 22 of the [1959 c. 22.] County Courts Act 1959 (exclusion of outside employment), and for the purposes of this Act his period of service shall be reckoned as from the date on which the direction was given.

35 Saving for certain Circuit judges in the City of London

The provisions of this Act relating to Circuit judges have effect subject to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 2 to the [1971 c. 23.] Courts Act 1971.

36 Transitory provisions, amendments and repeals

(1) Schedules 2 and 3 to this Act (transitory provisions and consequential amendments) shall have effect.

(2) The enactments and instruments specified in Schedule 4 to this Act shall be repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

37 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Judicial Pensions Act 1981.

(2) This Act shall come into force at the expiration of a period of one month beginning with the date on which it is passed.