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					<dc:description>Part 2 of these Regulations establishes a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to members of the judiciary. The scheme so established is a career average revalued earnings scheme.</dc:description>
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          <Strong>PART 4</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Scheme membership</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/part/4/chapter/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/part/4/chapter/2" NumberOfProvisions="7" id="part-4-chapter-2" RestrictStartDate="2023-05-02"><Number>CHAPTER 2</Number><Title>Pensionable service</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2015-02-18"><Title>Application of Chapter</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/16" id="section-16"><Pnumber>16</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/16/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/16/1" id="section-16-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Chapter applies in relation to a continuous period of service in a qualifying judicial office.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/16/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/16/2" id="section-16-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If a person is in service in 2 or more qualifying judicial offices, this Chapter applies separately in relation to each of the offices.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Secondary></Legislation>