Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order —

• “the Act”means the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

• “the 1993 Act”means the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993;

• “office-holder”means a person who holds, or has held, qualifying judicial office;

• “pensionable age”has the meaning given to it in the Act;

• “Principal Appointed Day”means the day designated by an order under section 180 of the Pensions Act 1995^f1 as the principal appointed day for the purposes of Part III of that Act;

• “qualifying judicial office”has the meaning given to it in section 1(6) of the 1993 Act; and

• “the scheme”means the occupational pension scheme constituted by Part I of the 1993 Act.