Supreme Court Act 1981

JUDICIAL PENSIONS ACT 1981 (c. 20)

1. For subsection (2) of section 34 (county court registrars and assistant registrars) substitute—

“(2) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a part-time registrar or part-time assistant registrar within the meaning of subsection (3) of section 22 of the [1959 c. 22.] County Courts Act 1959 (restrictions on practice).”.

2 Schedule 1 (pensions, etc. of certain judicial officers) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph 1, for the list of Supreme Court officers (namely that beginning with "Master and Assistant Master of the Supreme Court, Queen's Bench Division " and ending with " Registrar, and Assistant Registrar, of Criminal Appeals ") substitute—

• “Master, Queen's Bench Division.

• Queen's coroner and attorney and Master of the Crown Office.

• Admiralty Registrar.

• Master, Chancery Division.

• Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court.

• Taxing Master of the Supreme Court. Registrar, Principal Registry of the Family Division.

• Registrar of criminal appeals.

• Registrar of civil appeals.

• Master of the Court of Protection.”; and

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for " the prescribed number of years of" substitute "15 years", and

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (2).