# The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017, Regulation 21: Retirement under 65 due to ill-health: entitlement to ill-health enhanced pension


(1) This regulation applies where—
(a) a member (“P”) retires (whether before, on or after the commencement day);
(b) on the day on which P retires, P has not reached the age of 65; and
(c) the ill-health certification condition is met in relation to P.
(2) On the pension start day, P becomes entitled to the payment for life of a pension.
(3) In this regulation “the pension start day” means—
(a) the day after that on which P retires, or
(b) if later, the commencement day.
(4) Where, apart from this paragraph, P would be entitled to—
(a) a pension under this regulation, and
(b) a pension under—
(i) regulation 14 (retirement between the ages of 60 and 65: entitlement to reduced pension),
(ii) regulation 15 (retirement under the age of 60 due to removal from judicial office: entitlement to reduced pension), or
(iii) regulation 17 (retirement under the normal pension age: entitlement to preserved pension),
P is not entitled to any pension mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111154953/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-pensions-fee-paid-judges-regulations-2017/regulation-21
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