Regulation 29 Amendment to the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022

(1)

The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

at the appropriate place insert—

““neonatal care leave” means leave under section 80EF (neonatal care leave) of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”;

(b)

in the definition of “statutory pay”—

(i)

at the end of paragraph (c), omit “or”;

(ii)

at the end of paragraph (d), for “:” substitute “; or”;

(iii)

after paragraph (d), insert—

“(e)

statutory neonatal care pay within the meaning of section 171ZZ16 (entitlement) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Acts 1992;”.

(3)

In regulation 17 (meaning of “assumed pay”: salaried office holders), in paragraph (3)(b)—

(a)

after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;

(b)

after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.

(4)

In regulation 18 (meaning of “assumed pay”: fee-paid office holders), in paragraph (5)(b)—

(a)

after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;

(b)

after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.

(5)

In regulation 106 (amount of pensionable earnings: assumed pay), in paragraph (4)—

(a)

after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;

(b)

after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.

(6)

In regulation 107 (payment of member contributions), in paragraph (3)(a)—

(a)

after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;

(b)

after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.

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