Article 2 Amendment of Schedules 1 and 5 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993

In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (offices which may be qualifying judicial offices for the purposes of Part I of the Act) there shall be added at the end of the entry headed “Other officers whose holders are appointed by the Lord Chancellor” the following offices–

“Member of a panel constituted under section 6(1) of the Social Security Act 1998^f1 who–

(a)

is appointed to serve full-time as a member of that panel; and

(b)

either–

(i)

has a general qualification (construed in accordance with section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990^f2); or

(ii)

is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland

Member of a panel constituted under Article 7(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998^f3 who–

(a)

is appointed to serve full-time as a member of that panel; and

(b)

is a barrister or solicitor”.