20. In regulation 18—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “a member (“P”)” substitute “P”;
(b)in paragraph (3)—
(i)in the opening words, after “rate” insert “for any relevant office”,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (a), in the definition of “R”—
(aa)after “able to accrue” insert “in the relevant offices”,
(bb)for “in eligible fee-paid judicial office” substitute “to hold those offices”,
(cc)in paragraph (i), in the definition of “N”, after “accrued” insert “in the relevant offices”;
(c)in paragraph (4)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “(“the relevant offices”)”,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) for “relevant” substitute “eligible fee-paid judicial”;
(d)for paragraph (5) substitute—
“(5) The annual rate for any relevant office is determined by taking the following steps—
Step 1
Determine the annual rate under paragraph (3) of this regulation, in relation to each relevant office which P held simultaneously with another eligible fee-paid judicial office, as if—
that office were the only office in which P had reckonable service on retirement (except in determining the maximum amount in relation to that office under regulation 5), and
P held that office (and held no other judicial office) immediately before retirement.
Step 2
Determine the annual rate under paragraph (3) of this regulation in relation to those relevant offices which P did not hold simultaneously with another fee-paid judicial office, and for these purposes, in paragraph (3)(b), S is—
where P held a single judicial office immediately before retirement, the appropriate annual salary of that judicial office,
where P held more than one judicial office immediately before retirement, the highest appropriate annual salary of those offices.
Step 3
Add together the rate determined under Step 1 and each of the rates determined under Step 2.”;
(e)in paragraph (6)(a), for “an eligible fee-paid judicial” substitute “a relevant”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 20 in force at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(1)