# The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015, Paragraph 3: Meaning of “tapered protection closing date”

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

(1) The tapered protection closing date for a tapered protection member of a relevant scheme is—
(a) if the member exercises the option ..., the scheme closing date; or
(b) if the member does not exercise the option, a date between 31st May 2015 and 31st January 2022 (inclusive) determined by the scheme manager by reference to a table published for that purpose.
(2) A tapered protection closing date determined under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must fall on the last day of a month.
(3) In this paragraph “the option” means—
(a) in relation to an existing scheme, the option under Part 4 of this Schedule;
(b) in relation to the Fee-Paid Judges Scheme, the option under regulation 14(6)(d).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/182/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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