Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)

In this Chapter “ high judicial office ” means any of the offices listed in the first column of the Table below, and “ relevant service ”, in relation to high judicial office, has the meaning given in the second column of that Table. Table Office Relevant service [ F1 Judge of the Supreme Court ] . Service as a [ F2 judge of the Supreme Court ] or as a judge of the [ F3 Senior Courts ] , the Court of Session or the [ F4 Court of Judicature ] . Judge of the [ F3 Senior Courts ] F5 . . . . Service as a [ F2 judge of the Supreme Court ] or as any judge of the [ F3 Senior Courts ] . Judge of the Court of Session. Service as a [ F2 judge of the Supreme Court ] or as any judge of the Court of Session. Judge of the [ F4 Court of Judicature ] . Service as a [ F2 judge of the Supreme Court ] or as any judge of the [ F4 Court of Judicature ] . Textual Amendments F1 S. 1 : words in table entry substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) , ss. 37(1)(a) , 148(1) ; S.I. 2009/1604 , art. 2(a) F2 S. 1 : words in table entries substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) , ss. 37(1)(b) , 148(1) ; S.I. 2009/1604 , art. 2(a) F3 S. 1 : words in table entries substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) , ss. 59(5) , 148(1) , Sch. 11 para. 25(2)(a) ; S.I. 2009/1604 , art. 2(d) F4 S. 1 : words in table entries substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) , ss. 59(5) , 148(1) , Sch. 11 para. 25(2)(b) ; S.I. 2009/1604 , art. 2(d) F5 S. 1 : words in table entry repealed (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) , ss. 15(1) , 146 , 148(1) , Sch. 4 para. 110 , Sch. 18 Pt. 2 ; S.I. 2006/1014 , art. 2(a) , Sch. 1 paras. 11(e) , 30(b)

(1) A holder of high judicial office on retirement from that office shall be entitled during his life to a pension at the annual rate provided by this section— (a) if he retires after 15 years relevant service or after he has attained the age of 70 years, or (b) if at the time of his retirement he is disabled by permanent infirmity from the performance of the duties of his office. (2) The annual rate of the pension payable under this section to a person retiring from any office after 15 or more years relevant service shall be one half of his last annual salary. (3) The annual rate of the pension payable under this section to a person retiring from any office after less than 15 years relevant service shall be— (a) if the period of relevant service does not amount to 6 years, one quarter of his last annual salary; (b) if the period amounts to 6 years or more, one quarter of that salary plus 1/40th of that salary for each completed year of service exceeding 5. Modifications etc. (not altering text) C1 S. 2(1) applied (E.W.) by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37) , s. 12(7)