Paragraph 13 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions Act 1981

Part 2 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (lump sums and widows’, surviving civil partners’ and children’s pensions) is amended as follows.

In section 17 (lump sum on retirement or death), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)

Subsection (2) does not apply where, at the date of the person’s death—

(a)

the person is a member of a scheme under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, and

(b)

a lump sum is payable under that scheme on the person’s death.”