AppealsU.K.
129.—(1) If any person to whom this regulation applies is aggrieved by any decision of the administrators concerning—
(a)the interpretation of the provisions of the 2017 schemes; or
(b)the exercise of any discretion under the 2017 schemes,
that person has a right of appeal to the appropriate Minister against that decision.
(2) On deciding an appeal under this regulation, the appropriate Minister may give to the administrators such directions as the appropriate Minister considers appropriate or expedient for implementing the decision.
(3) The administrators are entitled to appear and be heard on any appeal under this regulation.
(4) The persons to whom this regulation applies are the following—
(a)a member of the principal scheme;
(b)the surviving adult in relation to a deceased member;
(c)the eligible child in relation to a deceased member;
(d)where the decision relates to the question whether a person who claims to be a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is such a person, the person making that claim.
(5) In regulation 3 of the Judicial Pensions (Appeals) Regulations 1995 F1 (application of regulations), after paragraph (i) insert—
“(j)regulation 129 of the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017;”.
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