{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-and-judicial-offices-act-2022/section-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-and-judicial-offices-act-2022/section-33.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2022/7",
  "legislation_title": "Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-and-judicial-offices-act-2022",
  "path": "section/33",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Meaning of “Chapter 1 scheme” etc",
  "text": "(1) “A Chapter 1 scheme” means—\n(a) a Chapter 1 new scheme, or\n(b) a Chapter 1 legacy scheme.\n(2) “A Chapter 1 new scheme” means—\n(a) a scheme under section 1 of PSPA 2013 (schemes for persons in public service) which—\n(i) is a defined benefits scheme,\n(ii) is not a scheme for holders of a judicial office, and\n(iii) is not a scheme for local government workers (within the meaning of that Act), or\n(b) a scheme under section 1 of PSPA(NI) 2014 (schemes for persons in public service) which—\n(i) is a defined benefits scheme,\n(ii) is not a scheme for holders of a judicial office, and\n(iii) is not a scheme for local government workers (within the meaning of that Act).\n(3) “A Chapter 1 legacy scheme” means—\n(a) an existing scheme (within the meaning of PSPA 2013), other than—\n(i) a scheme mentioned in any of paragraphs 2 to 15 of Schedule 5 to that Act (judicial schemes), or\n(ii) a scheme mentioned in paragraph 16 or 17 of that Schedule (local government workers), or\n(b) an existing scheme (within the meaning of PSPA(NI) 2014), other than—\n(i) a scheme mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to that Act (judicial schemes), or\n(ii) a scheme mentioned in paragraph 3 of that Schedule (local government workers).\n(4) In this section “judicial office” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 (see section 71).\n(5) This section has effect for the purposes of this Chapter.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2005/438, Sch. 3 para. 40(4) (as inserted by The Armed Forces Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/998), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (E.W.) (1.10.2023) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/985), regs. 1(2), 76(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (N.I.) (1.10.2023) by The Health and Social Care Pension Schemes (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/132), regs. 1, 74(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (S.) (1.10.2023) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/241), regs. 1(b), 63"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (E.W.) (1.10.2023) by The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/871), regs. 1(b), 63(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 33 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 131(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 33 in force at 1.10.2023 in force in so far as not already in force (or on such earlier day as may be appointed), see s. 131(2)(a)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/7/section/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:57:27.065737+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."
}