Increase of Pensions (Judicial Pensions) Regulations 1969
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1969/1470 |
| Year | 1969 |
1969 No. 1470
PENSIONS
The Increase of Pensions (Judicial Pensions) Regulations 196914thOctober 1969
23rdOctober 1969
31stOctober 1969
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
1. Citation and commencement.
2. Interpretation.
3. Higher Judiciary in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
4. County Court Judges.
5. Salaried Sheriffs-Substitute.
6. Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester.
7. Masters of the Supreme Court and Bankruptcy, Probate and Admiralty Registrars.
8. Official Referees.
9. Lord Chancellor's Legal Visitor.
10. Clerks of Assize.
11. Members of the Lands Tribunal.
12. County Court Registrars.
13. Metropolitan Police Magistrates and Stipendiary Magistrates.
14. President of the Transport Tribunal.
15. National Insurance Commissioners.
16. President of the Industrial Court.
17. Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of London Sessions.
18. Effective date of increases.
Schedule—Scale of salaries of certain County Court Registrars.
The Minister for the Civil Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3(2) and (4) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1959(a), as applied by section 8(2) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1962(b) and section 5(2) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1965(c), and by paragraphs 12 and 14 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1969(d), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Increase of Pensions (Judicial Pensions) Regulations 1969, and shall come into operation on 31st October 1969.
(a) 1959 c. 50.
(b) 1962 c. 2 (11 & 12 Eliz. 2).
(c) 1965 c. 78.
(d) 1969 c. 7.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations the expression "the Act of" any specified year means the Pensions (Increase) Act of that year.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to the provisions of any enactment shall be construed, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to those provisions as amended by any subsequent enactment.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889(a) shall apply for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Higher Judiciary in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
3. In relation to any of the following pensions, that is to say—
(a) a pension payable under the Lord Chancellor's Pension Act 1832(b),
(b) a pension payable under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876(c),
(c) a pension payable under section 14 of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925(d),
(d) a pension payable under the Judges' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1808(e), other than a pension payable to the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court,
(e) a pension payable under section 19 of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1877(f), or
(f) a pension payable under Part I of the Administration of Justice (Pensions) Act 1950(g) in respect of service of any person as Lord Chancellor or in any of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions Act 1959(h), not being a pension payable in respect of service of any person as Chairman of the Scottish Land Court,
section 1(2) of the Act of 1969 shall apply as if the percentage therein mentioned were as follows—
(i) if the pension began not later than 9th July 1959, 18 per cent.;
(ii) if the pension began after 9th July 1959 but not later than 1st April 1966, 9 per cent.
County Court Judges
4. In relation to any pension payable under section 9 of the County Courts Act 1934(i) or to any pension payable under Part I of the Administration of Justice (Pensions) Act 1950 in respect of service of any person as a Judge appointed for a district under the County Courts Act 1934, section 1(2) of the Act of 1969 shall apply as if the percentage therein mentioned were as follows—
(a) if the pension began not later than 18th April 1957, 18 per cent.;
(b) if the pension began after 18th April 1957 but not later than 13th May 1959, 16 per cent.;
(c) if the pension began after 13th May 1959 but not later than 29th November 1963, 14 per cent.;
(d) if the pension began after 29th November 1963 but not later than 19th May 1966, 8 per cent.;
(e) if the pension began after 19th May 1966 but not later than 23rd July 1969, 4 per cent.
(a) 1889 c. 63.
(b) 1832 c. 111.
(c) 1876 c. 59.
(d) 1925 c. 49.
(e) 1808 c. 145.
(f) 1877 c. 57.
(g) 1950 c. 11 (14 & 15 Geo. 6).
(h) 1959 c. 9 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2).
(i) 1934 c. 53.
Salaried Sheriffs-Substitute
5. In relation to—
(a) a pension payable under section 1 of the Sheriffs' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961(a) to any person in respect of service as a salaried sheriff-substitute, or
(b) a pension payable under Part I of the Administration of Justice (Pensions) Act 1950 in respect of service of any person as a salaried sheriff-substitute, being a person who served in that capacity at some time on or after 19th July 1961,
section 1(2) of the Act of 1969 shall apply as if the percentage therein mentioned were as follows—
(i) if the pension began not later than 1st January 1964, 11 per cent.;
(ii) if the pension began after 1st January 1964 but not later than 1st September 1965, 8 per cent.;
(iii) if the pension began after 1st September 1965 but not later than 1st July 1968, 4 per cent.
Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester
6.—(1) In relation to any pension payable under section 4(5) of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1956(b) or to any pension payable under Part I of the Administration of Justice (Pensions) Act 1950 in respect of service of any person as the Recorder of Liverpool or of Manchester, section 1(1) of the Act of 1962, section 1(1) of the Act of 1965 and section 1(2) of the Act of 1969 shall apply subject to the modifications specified in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation.
(2) Section 1(1) of the Act of 1962 shall apply with the substitution for the words "which began not later than 1st April 1961" of the words "which began not later than 29th November 1963", and with the substitution for the words from "that is to say" to the end of the subsection of the words "that is to say, 4 per cent."
(3) Section 1(1) of the Act of 1965 shall apply with the substitution for the words "which began not later than 1st April 1964" of the words "which began not later than 29th November 1963", and with the substitution for the words from "that is to say" to the end of the subsection of the words "that is to say, 10 per cent."
(4) Section 1(2) of the Act of 1969 shall apply as if the percentage therein mentioned were as follows—
if the pension began not later than 29th November 1963, 14 per cent.
Masters of the Supreme Court and Bankruptcy, Probate and Admiralty Registrars
7.—(1) In relation to any of the following pensions, that is to say—
(a) a pension payable under the Superannuation Acts 1965 and 1967(c), as applied by section 128 of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, to any person in respect of service which included service in any of the following offices—
Senior Master of the Supreme Court (Queen's Bench Division),
Chief Master of the Supreme Court (Chancery Division),
(a) 1961 c. 42.
(b) 1956 c. 34.
(c) 1965 c. 74...
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