# The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means—
(a) if the member is a tapered protection member of an existing scheme, the tapered protection closing date for that member; or
(b) if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the scheme closing date;
“full protection member”, in relation to an existing scheme, has the meaning given in paragraphs 8 and 9;
“protected member”, in relation to an existing scheme, means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;
“protection period”—
(a) for a full protection member of an existing scheme, has the meaning given in paragraph 6;
(b) for a tapered protection member of an existing scheme, has the meaning given in paragraph 11;
“tapered protection closing date”, in relation to a tapered protection member of an existing scheme, has the meaning given in paragraph 3;
“tapered protection member”, in relation to an existing scheme, has the meaning given in paragraphs 12 and 13;
“transition date”, in relation to a transition member, means—
(a) if the member is a tapered protection member of an existing scheme, the day after the tapered protection closing date for that member;
(b) if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the day after the scheme closing date or, if later, the day the person ceased to be a protected member of the scheme;
“transition member” means a person—
(a) who is a member of an existing scheme by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and
(b) who is a member of this scheme by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under this scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111124895/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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