Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1993 Act” means the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 and any reference to a Part or section by number alone shall be construed as a reference to the Part or section so numbered in that Act;

• “contribution” means a contribution towards the cost of the liability for a surviving spouse’s or children’s pension;

• “former scheme” and “last existing scheme” have the meanings given to them in the Transfer Regulations;

• “lump sum” means the lump sum payable under section 4 on the retirement or death of an office holder;

• “normal pension age” means the earliest age at which an office holder would be able to retire with a pension immediately payable under section 2(1);

• “notional service” means the period of service credited to an office holder who transfers into the Part I scheme from another judicial pension scheme, on the date of his transfer into that scheme, calculated in accordance with the Transfer Regulations;

• “office holder” means a person serving in an office in respect of which a surviving spouse’s or children’s pension may be granted under Part I;

• “Part I scheme” means the pension scheme constituted under Part I;

• “preservation order” means an order made, or treated as being made, under section 72 of the Pensions Act 1995^f1 or article 72 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2 providing for a reduced pension and derivative benefits to be preserved and become payable in the case of a member of the Part I scheme who ceases to hold qualifying judicial office before normal pension age;

• “responsible authority” means, in relation to an office holder, the person or body responsible for paying his salary;

• “the Transfer Regulations” means the Judicial Pensions (Transfer Between Judicial Pension Schemes) Regulations 1995^f3.

A reference to actual service in the Part I scheme includes, unless otherwise specified, periods of service for which an office holder is deemed to have made contributions under regulation 7.

References in these Regulations to compound interest shall mean compound interest at the rate announced annually in relation to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme^f4.