{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2008-no-2-act-abolition-of-protected-rights-consequential-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2012/article-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/124",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2008-no-2-act-abolition-of-protected-rights-consequential-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act",
  "text": "In Schedule 2 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (transfer of accrued benefits)—\n(a) in paragraph 1(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “protected rights”;\n(b) in paragraph 6 (method of taking cash benefit)—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (6)(a) omit “or his protected rights”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (6)(b) omit “or protected rights”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (7) for “protected rights or those” substitute “that”;\n(c) in paragraph 7(2)(a)(ii) (calculation of cash equivalents) omit “or give effect to protected rights”;\n(d) in paragraph 9(2) (option to be exercised in writing) omit “or give effect to protected rights”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The definition of “protected rights” was amended by paragraph 46(5)(a)(i) of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) and by paragraph 43(5)(a)(i) of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49) and is amended by Article 4 of S.I. 2011/1730"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/124/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:16:45.943759+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."
}