The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017

Retirement under the normal pension age: entitlement to preserved pension

17.—(1) This regulation applies where—

(a) a member (“P”) retires (whether before, on or after the commencement day);

(b) if P retires by virtue of having been removed from all judicial offices held by P—

(i) the appropriate Minister makes a recommendation under regulation 15(1)(c), and

(ii) P does not make an election under regulation 15(3); and

(c) on the day on which P retires, P—

(i) has not reached normal pension age,

(ii) has at least 2 years’ qualifying judicial service; and

(iii) is not entitled to a pension under regulation 14.

(2) On the pension start day, P becomes entitled to the payment for life of a pension.

(3) In this regulation “the pension start day” means—

(a) the day on which P—

(i) reaches the age of 65, or

(ii) (if later) would have completed five years’ qualifying judicial service, if P had continued to hold a judicial office; or

(b) if later, the commencement day.