PART 2Amendments relating to service before 7th April 2000
Amendment of regulation 1820.
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)
“(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—
- (i)
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
- (ii)
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—
- (i)
where P held a single judicial office immediately before retirement, the appropriate annual salary of that judicial office,
- (ii)
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”
.