Regulation 11S Annual rate of surviving adult’s pension: special provision for surviving civil partnersF1

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies where—

(a)

the surviving civil partner in relation to a member (“P”) becomes entitled to a pension under regulation 11Q;

(b)

P held a judicial office before, and on, 5th December 2005; and

(c)

P elects in writing to the administrators, within the period of 6 months beginning with the relevant day, that the annual rate of the surviving civil partner’s pension under regulation 11R should be calculated as if P first held a judicial office on 5th December 2005.

(2)

The rate of P’s pension, for the purposes of regulation 11R, is to be determined on the basis that P first held a judicial office on 5th December 2005.

(3)

In this regulation “the relevant day” means—

(a)

the amendment day; or

(b)

if later, the day on which the civil partnership is entered into.

(4)

An election under this regulation is irrevocable.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pts. 2A, 2B inserted (1.4.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/403), regs. 1(1), 12