{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-2022/regulation-46",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-2022/regulation-46.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2022/319",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/46",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Entitlement to full retirement pension",
  "text": "(1) A member of this scheme (P) is entitled to the immediate payment for life of a full retirement pension if—\n(a) P has reached normal minimum pension age;\n(b) subject to sub-paragraph (3), has ceased to be in qualifying judicial office; and\n(c) P has claimed payment of a full retirement pension.\n(2) But if P has not reached normal pension age under this scheme, P is not so entitled unless P has at least two years’ qualifying service.\n(3) Where P exercises a partial retirement option under regulation 49(2) (exercise of partial retirement option), P is entitled to a full retirement pension under paragraph (1) in respect of the particular office or offices for which the option is being exercised, notwithstanding that P remains in qualifying judicial office.\n(4) The claim for payment of a full retirement pension may only be made by notice to the scheme manager in a form required by the scheme manager.\n(5) Where P resumes service in qualifying judicial office, this will not affect any entitlement under this regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 46 in force at 1.4.2022, see reg. 1(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/319/regulation/46",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:02:21.380450+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}