The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017

Partial repayment of dependants' benefits contributions on partial retirementU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

68.—(1) This regulation applies where—

(a)a member (“P”) takes partial retirement in relation to an eligible fee-paid judicial office (“the relevant office”), and

(b)conditions A and B are met.

(2) On the day after that on which P takes partial retirement, P becomes entitled to a payment from the appropriate Minister.

(3) The amount of the payment under paragraph (2) is the sum of—

(a)the amount previously paid by P under Part 8 which consists of so much of the pre-commencement dependants' contributions amount as is attributable to qualifying fee-paid days that—

(i)were worked in the relevant office; and

(ii)fell after the specified date; and

(b)the total of the contributions previously paid by P under Part 9 to the extent that they consist of dependants' benefits contributions and were paid on fees in respect of qualifying fee-paid days that—

(i)were worked in the relevant office; and

(ii)fell after the specified date.

(4) Condition A is that, in the day on which P takes partial retirement in relation to the relevant office—

(a)P is not married and is not in a civil partnership; and

(b)P does not have a qualifying child.

(5) Condition B is that, on any day during the period beginning with the day on which P first held the relevant office and ending with the day on which P takes partial retirement—

(a)P was married or was in a civil partnership, or

(b)P had a qualifying child.

(6) In this regulation “the specified date” means the last day in respect of which condition B is met.