# The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, Regulation 20: Amendment of regulation 18


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—
(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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348243956/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-pensions-fee-paid-judges-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-20
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