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PENSIONS

Made 13th March 2006

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2006

Coming into force 6th April 2006

The Lord Chancellor and, in relation to any judicial office whose jurisdiction is exercised exclusively in Scotland, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 33A of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981^f1 and sections 10 and 29(3) and (4) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993^f2 and with the concurrence of the Treasury, make the following Regulations—

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f1: 1981 c. 20; section 33A was inserted by section 82 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), and amended by section 24 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8). The power to make regulations under section 33A is that of the Lord Chancellor or, in relation to pensions for service in offices existing only in Scotland, the Secretary of State. For these purposes the latter are coterminous with offices whose jurisdiction is exercised exclusively in relation to Scotland.
f2: 1993 c. 8. The power to make regulations under section 10 is that of “the appropriate minister”, defined in section 30(1) as (a) in relation to any judicial office whose jurisdiction is exercised exclusively in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State, or (b) subject to (a) the Lord Chancellor.