Explanatory note

This Order amends the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) by adding to the list of qualifying judicial offices in Schedule 1, and also to the list of relevant offices in Schedule 5, to that Act.

This Order adds to those lists persons who are authorised by the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry to carry out non-administrative functions (ie. judicial functions). Those persons are usually referred to as ‘Deputy Adjudicators’. Before persons may be appointed as Deputy Adjudicators, they must satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 7-year basis, in other words they must hold a relevant legal qualification, and have gained legal experience for at least 7 years while holding that qualification.

Holders of qualifying judicial offices are entitled to a judicial pension under the 1993 Act if they hold their office on a salaried basis. Persons holding offices listed in Schedule 5 to the 1993 Act are subject to the retirement provisions in section 26 of that Act.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.