Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

The Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)

26 In section 16 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (application of Part II and interpretation), in the definition of “derivative benefit”, after the word “widow's” there shall be inserted “widower's”.

27 In section 22 of that Act (children’s pension: rate and mode of payment)—

(a) in subsection (2) for the words “leaves no widow and, if he leaves a widow, after her death” there shall be substituted “leaves no widow or widower and, if he or she leaves a widow or widower, after his or her death”;

(b) in subsection (3), after the word “widow” there shall be inserted “or widower” and after the word “her” there shall be inserted “or his”; and

(c) in subsection (4), after the word “widow”, in both places, there shall be inserted “or widower” and after the words “she has a husband” there shall be inserted “or he has a wife”.

28 In section 23 of that Act (contributions towards widows and children’s pensions) for the words “man's” and “man” there shall be substituted “person's” and “person”.

29 In section 25 of that Act (persons serving again after retirement), in subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for the words “widow or child of his” there shall be substituted “widow, widower or child of that person”; and

(b) in paragraph (b), for the word “his” there shall be substituted “that person's”.

30 In the following sections of that Act—

(a) 29 (recommendation of a Minister required in certain cases);

(b) 31 (payments charged on Consolidated Fund); and

(c) 32(3)(b) (definition of “pension benefits”),

after the word “widow's” there shall in each case be inserted “widower's”.

31 The following section shall be inserted in that Act at the beginning of Part III—

“29A Transfer of accrued benefits

Schedule 1A shall have effect with respect to the transfer of accrued rights into and out of the judicial pension schemes constituted by this Act and the Sheriffs' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961.”

32 In Part I of Schedule 1 to that Act (certain Supreme Court officers)—

(a) for the entry “Registrar, Principal Registry of the Family Division” there shall be substituted—

“District judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division.”; and

(b) for the entries “County court registrar” and “county court assistant registrar” there shall be substituted—

“District judge.

Assistant district judge.”

33 In paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to that Act (persons injured, or contracting disease, in discharge of their duties), in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after the word “widow” there shall be inserted “or, in the case of a female officer, her widower”.

34 At the beginning of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 2 to that Act (transitional provisions with respect to derivative benefits) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to paragraph 28 below,”.

35 In paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 3 to that Act, after the word “widow's” there shall be inserted “widower's”.