Judicial Pensions Act 1981
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to pensions and other benefits payable in respect of service in judicial office, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent21 May 1981
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The Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to pensions and other benefits payable in respect of service in judicial office.
Repealed enactments
Section 36(2) of the act repealed 32 enactments and 6 instruments, listed in the statutes and statutory instruments sections of schedule 4 to the act.[1]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 48 Geo. 3. c. 145 | Judges' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1808 | The whole act. |
| 17 & 18 Vict. c. 94 | Public Revenue and Consolidated Fund Charges Act 1854 | In Schedule A the entry beginning "Pensions of the Judges in Scotland" and ending "cap. 145". |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 17 | County Courts Act 1924 | Sections 4(2) and 10 and Schedule 1. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49 | Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 | Section 128. In Schedule 3 Part III. |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 53 | County Courts Act 1934 | The whole act. |
| 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 23 | Superannuation Act 1935 | In section 14(1) the proviso, and section 14(2). |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 42 | Lands Tribunal Act 1949 | In section 2(6) the words "and to persons who have been members thereof, such superannuation allowances". In section 2(8) the words "and superannuation allowances of past members". |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 2 | Superannuation Act 1950 | The whole act. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 11 | Administration of Justice (Pensions) Act 1950 | The whole act. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 46 | Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 | Section 34. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 12 | Judicial Offices (Salaries, &c) Act 1952 | Section 5. |
| 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 46 | Administration of Justice Act 1956 | Section 12(7). Section 25. |
| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 22 | County Courts Act 1959 | In Schedule 2 paragraphs 2 and 4. |
| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 72 | Mental Health Act 1959 | In Schedule 7, in Part II, the amendment of Schedule 1 to the Administration of Justice (Pensions) Act 1950. |
| 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 9 | Judicial Pensions Act 1959 | Section 1. Section 2(2). In section 3(1) the words from "and in default" to the end of the subsection. Section 4. Section 6. Sections 8 to 11. In Schedule 1 all the entries in column 2. Schedule 2. |
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 3 | Administration of Justice (Judges and Pensions) Act 1960 | Sections 3 and 4. Schedule 1. |
| 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 46 | Transport Act 1962 | In Schedule 10 sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) of paragraph 8. |
| 1965 c. 2 | Administration of Justice Act 1965 | Section 25. |
| 1965 c. 10 | Superannuation (Amendment) Act 1965 | Section 5. Schedule 2. |
| 1965 c. 32 | Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965 | In section 6(1)(b) the words "section 8 of the Superannuation Act 1887". |
| 1967 c. 28 | Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967 | Section 2(1). |
| 1969 c. 58 | Administration of Justice Act 1969 | Section 31. In section 36(2) and (3) the figure "31". |
| 1970 c. 31 | Administration of Justice Act 1970 | In Schedule 2 paragraph 17. |
| 1971 c. 23 | Courts Act 1971 | In section 19 subsections (1) to (4) and (6) and in subsection (7) paragraphs (b) and (c). In Schedule 8 paragraph 32. In Schedule 10 paragraphs 11 and 12. |
| 1971 c. 56 | Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 | In Schedule 2 paragraphs 5, 6, 9, 12 and 26. |
| 1972 c. 11 | Superannuation Act 1972 | Section 23(1). Schedule 5 except as applied by paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 7. In Schedule 6 paragraphs 7, 15 and 28. |
| 1973 c. 15 | Administration of Justice Act 1973 | Section 2(4). In section 10 subsections (1) to (7) except as applied by subsection (8), and subsection (9). Section 11. Section 13. In section 20 subsection (1)(c), proviso (b) to subsection (5) and subsection (6)(a). In Schedule 1 paragraphs 2 and 11. Schedule 4. |
| 1973 c. 41 | Fair Trading Act 1973 | In Schedule 12 the amendment of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971. |
| 1975 c. 14 | Social Security Act 1975 | In Schedule 10 paragraphs 5 and 6. |
| 1975 c. 18 | Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 | In Schedule 2 paragraph 45. |
| 1976 c. 33 | Restrictive Practices Court Act 1976 | Section 11(1). |
| 1978 c. 44 | Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 | In Schedule 9 paragraph 11. |
| Citation | Title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| SI 1965/1026 | Superannuation (Children's Pensions) (Earnings Limit) Order 1965 | The whole order. |
| SI 1974/983 | Pensions Increase (President and Chairmen of Industrial Tribunals) Regulations 1974 | The whole instrument. |
| SI 1974/984 | Pensions Increase (Judicial Pensions) (Amendment) Regulations 1974 | Regulation 3. |
| SI 1979/680 | Superannuation (Children's Pensions) (Earnings Limit) Order 1979 | The whole instrument. |
| SI 1979/1275 | Superannuation (Children's Pensions) (Earnings Limit) (No. 2) Order 1979 | The whole instrument. |
| SI 1980/1610 | Superannuation (Children's Pensions) (Earnings Limit) Order 1980 | The whole instrument. |
Subsequent developments
The act has been amended on numerous occasions since its enactment. The Pensions Act 1995 and the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 made changes to pension provisions affecting the scheme. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 restructured the senior judiciary and established the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, necessitating amendments to the offices covered by the act. The Crime and Courts Act 2013 and Public Service Pensions Act 2013 made further amendments to judicial pension arrangements.