UK Statutory Instrument SI 2015/182 United Kingdom

The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015

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s.127 Employers’ contributions Regulated
  • Pay employer contributions and administration charges to the pension schemeEmployer
s.165 Information to be provided by employers Regulated
  • Provide requested information to the judicial pension scheme managerEmployer
170 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Establishment and scope
s.004 Scheme manager
s.005 Delegation
s.006 Judicial Pension Board: establishment
s.007 Judicial Pension Board: membership
s.008 Judicial Pension Board: conflicts of interest
s.009 Scheme advisory board: establishment
s.010 Scheme advisory board: membership
s.011 Scheme advisory board: conflicts of interest
s.012 Payment of fees and expenses
s.013 Qualifying judicial office
s.013 Qualifying judicial offices with retrospective entitlements
s.014 Eligible persons
s.015 Service in 2 or more qualifying judicial offices
s.016 Application of Chapter
s.017 Enrolment
s.018 Opting into this scheme
s.019 When does an option in take effect
s.020 Opting out of this scheme
s.021 Opting out before the end of one month
s.022 Opting out after one month
s.023 Pensionable earnings
s.024 Meaning of “assumed pay”
s.025 Meaning of “deferred member”
s.026 Descriptions of accrued pension
s.027 Descriptions of full retirement pension
s.028 Descriptions of partial retirement pension
s.029 Calculation of “retirement index adjustment”
s.030 Determination of “the age addition”
s.031 Determination of “the assumed age addition”
s.032 Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of deferment or full retirement
s.033 Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of partial retirement
s.034 Establishment of pension accounts: general
s.035 Closure and adjustment of pension accounts on transfer out
s.036 Application of Chapter
s.036 Purported transfer value payment
s.037 Establishment of active member’s account
s.038 Receipt of a transfer value payment
s.038 Transfer value payment or purported transfer value payment in respect of judges with remediable service
s.038 Purported transfer value payment in respect of relevant fee-paid judges
s.039 Amount of pension for a scheme year
s.040 Opening balance, index adjustment and age addition
s.041 Closure of active member’s account
s.042 Application of Chapter
s.043 Establishment of deferred member’s account
s.044 Provisional amount of deferred pension
s.045 Adjustment of provisional amount
s.046 Closure of deferred member’s account after gap in pensionable service not exceeding 5 years
s.047 Establishment of full retirement account
s.048 Amount of full retirement pension
s.049 Closure of full retirement account
s.050 Establishment of partial retirement account
s.051 Amount of partial retirement pension
s.052 Establishment of pension credit member’s account
s.053 Other pension accounts
s.054 Application of Part
s.055 Qualifying service
s.056 Entitlement to full retirement pension
s.057 Annual rate of full retirement pension (active members)
s.058 Annual rate of full retirement pension (deferred members)
s.059 Full retirement pension ceases to be payable
s.060 Exercise of partial retirement option
s.061 Partial retirement option notice
s.062 Option proportion
s.063 Entitlement to partial retirement pension or full retirement pension
s.064 Annual rate of partial retirement pension
s.065 Annual rate of full retirement pension
s.066 Meaning of “permanent breakdown in health”
s.067 Meaning of “incapacity for employment”
s.068 Entitlement to ill-health pension
s.069 Annual rate of ill-health pension
s.070 Deferment of accrued earned pension attributable to a transfer value payment
s.071 Deferment of added pension attributable to recent payments
s.072 Options under this Chapter
s.073 Exercising an option under this Chapter
s.074 Option to buy out early payment reduction
s.075 Option to defer payment of added pension
s.076 Option to commute part of pension
s.077 Option to commute whole of member’s accrued pensions (serious ill-health)
s.078 Allocation election
s.079 Restriction on total amount of pension that may be allocated
s.080 Making an allocation election
s.081 Effect of allocation election
s.082 Adjustment of allocated benefit (members who have reached the age of 75)
s.083 Entitlement to pension credit member’s pension
s.084 Claim for early payment
s.085 Annual rate of pension credit member’s pension
s.086 Option to buy out early payment reduction
s.087 Reduction in pension debit member’s benefits
s.088 Pension credit member’s rights
s.089 Option for pension credit member to commute part of pension
s.090 Option for pension credit member to commute whole pension (serious ill-health)
s.091 Surviving adults
s.092 Meaning of “surviving nominated partner”
s.093 Meaning of “surviving adult’s pension”
s.094 Meaning of dependant’s earned pension
s.095 Meaning of dependant’s ill-health pension
s.096 Meaning of “dependant’s added pension”
s.097 Entitlement to surviving adult’s pension
s.098 Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable on death of pensioner member
s.099 Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable on death of deferred member
s.100 Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable on death of active member (death in service)
s.101 Reduction in pensions in cases of wide age disparity
s.102 Meaning of “eligible child’s pension”
s.103 Meaning of “eligible child”
s.104 Eligible child’s pension
s.105 Annual rate of eligible child’s pension
s.106 Payment of pensions under this Part
s.107 Stopping payment and recovery of pensions paid under this Part
s.108 Provisional awards of eligible child’s pensions: later adjustments
s.109 Adjustment of benefits to comply with FA 2004 where members die over the age of 75
s.110 Guaranteed minimum pensions for surviving spouses and civil partners
s.111 Payment of lump sum death benefit
s.112 Nominations for lump sum death benefits
s.113 Invalid nominations of individuals
s.114 Payment of lump sum death benefit to nominees or personal representatives
s.115 Members affected by court orders to former spouses and civil partners on death
s.116 Pension protection lump sum death benefit
s.117 Recovery of payments
s.118 Payment of pension instead of lump sum for members who have reached the age of 75
s.119 Meaning of “final pay”
s.120 Meaning of “annualised final pay”
s.121 Amount payable on death of active member (death in service)
s.122 Amount payable on death of deferred member or pensioner member (death out of service)
s.123 Amount payable on death of pension credit member
s.124 Rate of member contributions
s.125 Amount of pensionable earnings
s.126 Payment of member contributions
s.128 Deduction of payments for extra pension under Schedule 1
s.129 Refund of all member contributions and payments for extra pension made by the member
s.130 Refund of payments for extra pension made by the member
s.131 Application of Part
s.132 Interpretation of Part
s.133 Transfer value payments made to other schemes or pension arrangements
s.134 Application for a statement of entitlement
s.135 Statement of entitlement
s.136 Request for transfer value payment to be made
s.137 Calculating the amount of a transfer value
s.138 Effect of transfers-out
s.139 Application of Chapter
s.140 Interpretation of Chapter
s.141 Transfer payment requests
s.142 Transfer statement
s.143 Amount of transferred pension
s.144 Appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations
s.145 Employer cost cap
s.146 Meaning of “dual capacity member”
s.147 Payment of benefits to or in respect of a dual capacity member
s.148 Late payment of retirement index adjustment
s.149 Commutation of small pensions
s.150 Guaranteed minimum pensions
s.151 Forfeiture: offences committed by members
s.152 Forfeiture: offences committed by a member’s beneficiary
s.153 Forfeiture: relevant monetary obligations and relevant monetary losses
s.154 Set-off
s.155 Scheme manager to be scheme administrator for the purposes of Part 4 of Finance Act 2004
s.156 Payment on behalf of members of lifetime allowance charge
s.157 Reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge payable
s.158 Information about payment of annual allowance charge
s.159 Reduction of benefits where annual allowance charge paid by scheme manager
s.160 General prohibition on unauthorised payments
s.161 Calculation of periods of membership and service
s.162 Determination of questions
s.163 Evidence of entitlement
s.164 Provision of benefit information statements to members
s.166 Transitional provisions
s.167 Modifying provisions and amendments
s.168 Financial provision
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 Member’s option to make a lump sum payment for added pension Regulated
  • Member may choose to make a lump-sum payment to buy added pensionEmployee
71 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Member’s option to make periodical payments for added pension
s.sch001 Cancellation of option by member
s.sch001 Periodical payments
s.sch001 Amount of added (self only) pension for a scheme year (periodical payments)
s.sch001 Amount of added (all beneficiaries) pension for a scheme year (periodical payments)
s.sch001 Application of Chapter
s.sch001 Statement of amount of added pension
s.sch001 Amount of added (self only) pension (lump sum payment)
s.sch001 Amount of added (all beneficiaries) pension (lump sum payment)
s.sch001 Meaning of “amount of extra pension”
s.sch001 Application of Chapter
s.sch001 Employer or third party option to make a lump sum payment for added pension
s.sch001 Amount of added (self only) pension (lump sum payment)
s.sch001 Amount of added (all beneficiaries) pension (lump sum payment)
s.sch001 Added pension payment or purported added pension payment in respect of judges with remediable service
s.sch001 Purported added pension in respect of relevant fee-paid judges
s.sch001 Effective pension age option exercisable by member
s.sch001 Exercising the effective pension age option
s.sch001 Payment of pension at effective pension age
s.sch001 Member ceases to be in pensionable service under this scheme
s.sch001 Cancellation of option
s.sch001 Value of an effective pension age option
s.sch001 Meaning of “overall limit of extra pension”
s.sch001 Amount of periodical payments
s.sch001 Periodical payment period
s.sch001 Periodical payments during period of assumed pay
s.sch001 Limit on added pension options
s.sch001 Amount of accrued added pension may not exceed overall limit of extra pension
s.sch001 Actuarial advice
s.sch001 Added pension option exercisable by member
s.sch001 Added pension option exercisable by employer or third party
s.sch001 Application of Chapter
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Exception for tapered protection members during protection period
s.sch002 Tapered protection member not eligible to join this scheme
s.sch002 Member of an existing scheme on scheme closing date
s.sch002 Members moving between schemes after the scheme closing date
s.sch002 Members with previous service in a fee-paid office
s.sch002 Option to begin pensionable service before the transition date
s.sch002 Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under a relevant scheme
s.sch002 Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service
s.sch002 Annual rate of eligible child’s pension payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service
s.sch002 Death in service lump sum
s.sch002 Death out of service lump sum
s.sch002 Meaning of “continuity of service”
s.sch002 Pensionable service under an existing scheme
s.sch002 Repayment of contributions under a relevant scheme
s.sch002 Qualifying for retirement benefits under the existing scheme
s.sch002 Nomination under a relevant scheme continues to have effect
s.sch002 Meaning of “tapered protection closing date”
s.sch002 Meaning of “active member of an existing scheme “
s.sch002 Commencement of active membership of this scheme
s.sch002 Exception for full protection members during protection period
s.sch002 Full protection member not eligible to join this scheme
s.sch002 Members of an existing scheme on scheme closing date
s.sch002 Members moving between schemes after the scheme closing date
s.sch002 Members with previous service in a fee-paid office
s.sch003 Application of this Part
s.sch003 Transfer values regulations
s.sch003 Cash transfers and contribution refunds
s.sch003 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993
s.sch003 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions Act 1981
s.sch003 Contracting-out
s.sch003 Application of this Part
s.sch003 Certification
s.sch003 Preservation of benefit
s.sch003 Revaluation of preserved benefit
s.sch003 Protection of increases in guaranteed minimum pensions
s.sch003 Protection of increases in guaranteed minimum pensions after abolition of contracting-out
s.sch003 Transfer values

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