http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/97The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabasePUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS2026-06-08Expert Participation2024-05-24 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. The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 PART 8 CHAPTER 1971This regulation applies in relation to a member who, at the date of the member's death is—aan active member of this scheme, or a relevant scheme, in relation to a continuous period of pensionable service of at least 12 months;ba deferred member of this scheme; orca pensioner member of this scheme.2If the member is a transition member with continuity of service, the continuous period of pensionable service mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) includes the member's period of pensionable service under a relevant scheme before the transition date for that member.3The surviving adult of the member is entitled to payment for life of a surviving adult's pension as follows—aif the member was a pensioner member or would have become entitled to a full retirement earned pension had the member not died, a dependant's earned pension;bif an ill-health pension was payable as at the date of the member's death, a dependant's ill-health pension;cif the member was entitled to the immediate payment of a full retirement added (all beneficiaries) pension as at the date of the member's death or would have become entitled to such a pension had the member not died, a dependant's added pension.4The scheme manager may withhold a surviving adult's pension as follows—afor a pension that would otherwise be payable to the surviving spouse, if the member and the surviving spouse married less than 6 months before the member's death;bfor a pension that would otherwise be payable to a surviving civil partner, if the civil partnership was formed less than 6 months before the member's death.5Paragraph (4) is subject to regulation 110.6In this regulation a reference to “pensionable service” in relation to the Fee-Paid Judges Scheme is a reference to qualifying judicial service.Reg. 97(6) inserted (2.5.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/63), regs. 1(2), 7(b)Words in reg. 97(1) substituted (2.5.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/63), regs. 1(2), 7(a)Words in reg. 97(2) substituted (2.5.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/63), regs. 1(2), 7(a)