# The Judicial Pensions (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1995, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision for certain matters in relation to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 as follows.
Part II of the Regulation sets out the circumstances in which, and the conditions, subject to which, a person holding qualifying judicial office under Part I of the 1993 Act may elect for Part I to apply to him. There is provision for an election to be made by the personal representatives of a deceased judicial officer.
Part III prescribes the formula for determining the annual rate of a judicial pension under Part I of the 1993 Act where the appropriate annual rate is to be actuarially reduced in certain cases; the cases are where a person has completed 5 years' service, but retires between the ages of 60 and 65; and where the person may or may not have completed 5 years' service, but has not attained the age of 60 and is removed from office, and his accrued rights are to be given immediate effect.
Part IV makes provision for cases in which a member of the judicial pension scheme constituted by Part I of the 1993 Act is appointed to qualifying judicial office but fails to work for a period of 12 consecutive months before ceasing to participate in the scheme.
Part V applies for the purposes of calculating the pensionable pay of a person who is a member of the judicial pension scheme constituted by Part I of the 1993 Act but who works, or has worked on a part-time basis only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/632/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-miscellaneous-regulations-1995/note
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