F1PART 1AFEE-PAID JUDGES
18APension scheme for fee-paid judges
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The appropriate Minister may by regulations establish a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of fee-paid judges.
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The scheme may make provision for payments to or in respect of a person in relation to the person's service before the scheme is established.
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No benefits are to be provided under a new public service pension scheme in relation to service in relation to which benefits are to be provided under a scheme under this section.
“New public service pension scheme” means a scheme under—
a
section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, or
b
section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 2).
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Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision corresponding or similar to—
a
any provision made by Part 1, section 20 or Schedule 2 or 2A;
b
any provision that may be made by regulations under Part 1, section 20 or Schedule 2 or 2A.
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In this section—
“judge” means a person who holds an office specified in the regulations;
“fee-paid judge” means a judge whose service is remunerated by the payment of fees (as opposed to the payment of a salary).
Pt. 1A inserted (3.3.2015) by Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8), ss. 78(1), 89(1)(c) (with s. 87)