Regulation 11F Annual rate of ordinary pensionF1

The annual rate of a pension to which P becomes entitled under regulation 11E is determined under paragraph (3), (5) or (7) (whichever applies).

Paragraph (3) applies where, on retirement, P has reckonable service in only one eligible fee-paid judicial office which is a relevant office.

The annual rate for the relevant office is determined in accordance with the following formula—

where—

• R is P’s reckonable service in the relevant office

• JS is the number of years of qualifying judicial service that P has subject to a maximum of—

  1. (i)

     15 years for an office specified in Table 1 or 2 in Schedule 1, or

  2. (ii)

     20 years for an office specified in Table 3 in Schedule 1

• AF is the accrual factor specified for the relevant office in column 2 of Table 1, 2 or 3, as the case may be, of Schedule 2, relating to P’s qualifying judicial service

• S is the appropriate annual salary of the judicial office held by P immediately before retirement.

Paragraph (5) applies where—

The annual rate for any relevant offices is determined by taking the following steps—

• Step 1

  Determine the annual rate under paragraph (3) in relation to each relevant office.

• Step 2

  Add together the annual rates determined under Step 1.

Paragraph (7) applies where—

The annual rate for any relevant offices is determined by taking the following steps—

• Step 1

  Determine the annual rate under paragraph (3) in relation to each relevant office which P held simultaneously with another eligible fee-paid judicial office, as if—

  1. (i)

     that office were the only office in which P had reckonable service on retirement (except in determining the maximum amount in relation to that office under regulation 5), and

  2. (ii)

     P held that office (and held no other judicial office) immediately before retirement.

• Step 2

  Determine the annual rate under paragraph (3) in relation to any relevant office which P did not hold simultaneously with another eligible fee-paid judicial office, and for these purposes, in paragraph (3), S is—

  1. (i)

     where P held a single judicial office immediately before retirement, the appropriate annual salary of that judicial office,

  2. (ii)

     where P held more than one judicial office immediately before retirement, the highest appropriate annual salary of those offices.

• Step 3

  Add together each of the rates determined under Steps 1 and 2.

Paragraph (9) applies where—

For the purposes of paragraph (7)—