# The Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 2000, Regulation 2: Amendments to the Judicial Pensions Act 1981


The following shall be inserted after section 29A of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981—
“Pension credits: restriction on payments
29B (1) The appropriate Minister shall have no power to accept, for the benefit of a member of a judicial pension scheme constituted under or by virtue of this Act—
(a) a payment under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999,
(b) a payment under section 95 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, or
(c) any other payment,
to the extent that that payment directly or indirectly represents a pension credit.
(2) In this section “the appropriate Minister” means—
(a) in relation to any judicial office whose jurisdiction is exercised exclusively in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State; or
(b) subject to paragraph (a), the Lord Chancellor.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2985/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-act-1981-amendment-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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