# The Superannuation (Judicial Offices) (Aggregation of Service) Rules 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules consolidate and supersede the existing rules which provide for a person who has served in more than one judicial office, whether remunerated out of central or local funds, to elect that the whole of his judicial service is, subject to the conditions specified in the rules, to be aggregated for the purpose of determining his superannuation benefits, instead of their being based only on his service in his last office. An election for this purpose has to be made within three months of retirement. In the case of death in office or within three months of retirement, the election may be made by the office-holder’s personal representatives and there is a discretion vested in the Treasury to extend the time in a particular case.
Where an election is made, the Rules provide for the benefits to be paid by the authority responsible for the office-holder’s last office and for that authority to recover a proportionate contribution from an authority responsible for any former office service in which has (in accordance with the Rules) been taken into account in calculating the total amount of benefits payable.
The Rules apply, as the superseded rules do not, to persons who have served as county court judges or resident magistrates in Northern Ireland; otherwise, they make no change of substance. They do not apply in the case of a person whose relevant service has come to an end before their commencement on 1 April 1987: in that case, the existing rules will continue to apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/376/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/superannuation-judicial-offices-aggregation-of-service-rules-1987/note
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