# Judicial Pensions Act 1981, Section 8: Judge Advocate General: choice between civil service scheme and special provision.


(1) Section 9 below shall apply to a person holding the office of Judge Advocate General if within 3 months after appointment to that office he gives notice in writing to the Treasury that he elects that section 9 shall apply to him.
(2) In the case of a person who holds the office of Judge Advocate General, but to whom section 9 below does not apply, the principal civil service pension scheme shall have effect as if service in that office were employment in the civil service of the State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/20/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-act-1981/section-8
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