PART 1Preliminary
Interpretation2
1
In these Regulations—
“FPJR 2017” means the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 20175;
“PSPJOA 2022” means the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022;
“the 2015 Regulations” mean the Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20156;
“the 2015 scheme” means the scheme established by the 2015 Regulations;
“the PSP Directions 2023” means the Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers, Compensation and Information) Directions (Northern Ireland) 20237;
“appropriate Minister” has the meaning given in regulation 2 (interpretation) of the 2015 Regulations;
“appropriate person” means—
- a
for the purposes of Part 4, R or, if R is deceased, R’s personal representatives;
- b
for all other purposes, P or, if P is deceased, P’s personal representatives;
- a
“Judicial Pension Board” means the Judicial Pension Board established by regulation 6(1) of the 2015 Regulations;
“relevant service” has the meaning given in regulation 29(2);
“scheme actuary” has the meaning given in regulation 2 (interpretation) of the 2015 Regulations;
“scheme manager” has the meaning given in regulation 4 of the 2015 Regulations;
“transfer value payment” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2015 Regulations;
“Treasury directions” has the meaning given in section 75 of the PSPJOA 2022.
2
Except as provided for in these Regulations, expressions used in these Regulations have the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of PSPJOA 2022.
3
A reference in these Regulations to a provision of the PSP Directions 2023 is a reference to that provision as amended from time to time.