{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/section-56",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/section-56.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/76",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "section/56",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56",
  "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 earned pension if—\n(a) P has reached normal minimum pension age;\n(b) P 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—\n(a) P has at least 2 years' qualifying service; or\n(b) a transfer value payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been received by this scheme in relation to P.\n(3) On becoming entitled to the immediate payment for life of a full retirement earned pension, P is entitled to the immediate payment for life of a full retirement added pension of any description as follows—\n(a) for an active member who becomes a pensioner member, if the full retirement account so specifies, an amount of full retirement added pension of that description;\n(b) for a deferred member who becomes a pensioner member, if the deferred member's account so specifies, a provisional amount of the relevant deferred added pension.\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) A claim for a full retirement pension to be paid before P reaches normal pension age under this scheme must state if any of the following applies—\n(a) P has opted to buy out the early payment reduction;\n(b) P has exercised an effective pension age option.\n(6) In this regulation, “relevant deferred added pension” means—\n(a) for a full retirement added (self only) pension, a deferred added (self only) pension;\n(b) for a full retirement added (all beneficiaries) pension, a deferred added (all beneficiaries) pension.\n(7) Where P resumes service in qualifying judicial office, this will not affect any entitlement under this regulation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 56(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2022) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/73), regs. 1(2), 3(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 56(7) inserted (1.4.2022) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/73), regs. 1(2), 3(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/56",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:03:33.835756+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."
}