Judges' Pensions Act 1968

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C2016C00383 C27

05 March 2016 - 08 December 2017

Table of contents

1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Repeal
4 Interpretation
4AA Meaning of eligible child
4AB Marital or couple relationship
4AC Spouse who survives a deceased Judge
4AD Qualifying service days
4A Certain absences to be included in service
4B Consecutive appointments
5 Service in more than one judicial office
6 Pensions of Judges
6A Rate of pension—Judge’s surcharge debt amount not in debit
6B Rate of pension—Judge’s surcharge debt account in debit
6C Commuting superannuation surcharge debt
7 Pension to spouse on death of Judge
8 Pension to spouse on death of retired Judge
8A Restoration of pension entitlement if lost due to remarriage
8B Notification of decision
9 Pension in respect of children on death of Judge
10 Pension in respect of children on death of retired Judge
11 Pension in respect of children on death of spouse
12 Pension in respect of children on death of Judge or retired Judge when spouse’s pension not payable
12A Benefit payable where Judge ceases to hold office or dies on or after 1 July 2006
13 Payment of orphans’ pensions
14 Payment of pensions
15 Special provision relating to children’s pensions (other than orphans’ pensions)
15A Allocation of pension if a deceased Judge or retired Judge is survived by more than one spouse
16 Adjustment by reason of other pensions
17 Pension not payable on removal of Judge
17AA Associate pension for non-member spouse
17AB Associate deferred pension
17AC Application for payment of associate deferred pension
17AD Operative time during growth phase—reduction of retirement pension etc.
17AE Reduction of retirement pension etc. if original interest has been split more than once
17AF Operative time during growth phase—reduction of benefit under section 12A
17AG Operative time during growth phase—reduction of associate deferred pension
17AH Operative time during payment phase—reduction of standard pension
17AI Pension Orders
17AJ Compensation for acquisition of property
17A Application for review
18 Application of Act to and in respect of certain former Judges
19 Surchargeable contributions
20 Trustee of Scheme for the purposes of the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997
20A Recoverable payments
20B Recoverable death payments
20C Reports about recoverable payments and recoverable death payments
21 Regulations
Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history

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