# The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Section 55: Qualifying service


(1) In these Regulations, “qualifying service” means the total of—
(a) any continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme;
(b) if a transfer value payment has been received by this scheme in respect of a member's accrued rights under another occupational pension scheme, the member's pensionable service under that scheme; and
(c) for a transition member with continuity of service, the member's pensionable service under a relevant scheme before the transition date for that member.
(2) None of the following counts as qualifying service—
(a) any pensionable service under this scheme in respect of which a person's rights under this scheme are extinguished;
(b) any pensionable service under a relevant scheme in respect of which a person's rights under that scheme are extinguished;
(c) any unauthorised absence from qualifying judicial office.
(3) In this regulation a reference to “pensionable service” in relation to the Fee-Paid Judges Scheme is a reference to qualifying judicial service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/section-55
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