# The Judicial Pensions (Guaranteed Minimum Pension) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order modifies the scheme constituted under Part I of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 in respect of holders of the judicial offices listed in the Schedule, in order to enable it to meet the contracting-out requirements laid down by the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993.It confers on an office-holder and his surviving spouse the right to receive a pension being not less than the guaranteed minimum pension calculated in accordance with the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993. It provides for the payment of contributions in respect of a surviving spouse'spension that may become payable by virtue of the Order where the office-holder marries after retirement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1995/389/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-guaranteed-minimum-pension-order-northern-ireland-1995/note
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