# The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015, Paragraph 1: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Schedule—
“added pension option” means the option to make added pension payments;
“amount of accrued added pension” means the total of—
(a)the amount of accrued added (self only) pension (if any); and
(b)the amount of accrued added (all beneficiaries) pension (if any);
“amount of extra pension” has the meaning given in paragraph 2;
“appropriate pay period” means the pay period that the scheme manager considers appropriate;
“overall limit of extra pension” has the meaning given in paragraph 3;
“periodical payment period” means the period for which periodical payments for added pension or an effective pension age are payable;
“period of service”, in relation to this scheme, means a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme;
“purported added pension payment” means a payment—
(a)which was made by either—
(i)a person “P” who has remediable service in a judicial office; or
(ii)a relevant fee-paid judge who has relevant service in a judicial office;
(b)which was intended to be an added pension payment under this Part; and
(c)which was not an added pension payment under this Part due to—
(i)a determination by a court or tribunal that, as a result of a non-discrimination rule, any person has rights under a judicial legacy scheme in respect of P’s remediable service;
(ii)an agreement between the scheme manager of a judicial legacy scheme and any person that, as a result of a non-discrimination rule, the person has any rights under the scheme in respect of P’s remediable service; or
(iii)the payment being made in relation to a relevant fee-paid judge;
“the relevant day”, in relation to a lump sum payment for added pension, means—
(a)if the scheme manager provides a statement of the amount of added pension, the first day after the period of one month beginning with the date of the statement; or
(b)otherwise, the day on which the lump sum payment is received by the scheme manager;
“the relevant scheme year” means the scheme year in which the relevant day falls;
“statement of the amount of added pension” means the statement referred to in paragraph 17;
“third party” means a third party approved by the scheme manager to make payments for extra pension in respect of an active member of this scheme; and
“value”, in relation to an effective pension age option, means a value determined by the scheme manager under paragraph 29 of this Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/182/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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