The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Addition of Qualifying Judicial Offices) (No. 3) Order 2008
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2008 No. 3139
Pensions
The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Addition of Qualifying Judicial Offices) (No. 3) Order 2008
Made 8th December 2008
Laid before Parliament 9th December 2008
Coming into force 2nd January 2009
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(8), 26(9)(a) and 30(1) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 19931, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Addition of Qualifying Judicial Offices) (No. 3) Order 2008 and comes into force on 2nd January 2009.
Amendment of Schedules 1 and 5 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993
2. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 19932(the offices which may be qualifying judicial offices), at the end of the list headed “Other offices” insert—
“Persons authorised by the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Land Registration Act 20023to carry out functions which are not of an administrative character.”.
3. In Schedule 5 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 19934(retirement provisions: the relevant offices), after “Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry” insert—
“Persons authorised by the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Land Registration Act 2002 to carry out functions which are not of an administrative character.”.
Jack Straw
Lord Chancellor
8th December 2008
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) by adding to the list of qualifying judicial offices in Schedule 1, and also to the list of relevant offices in Schedule 5, to that Act.
This Order adds to those lists persons who are authorised by the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry to carry out non-administrative functions (ie. judicial functions). Those persons are usually referred to as ‘Deputy Adjudicators’. Before persons may be appointed as Deputy Adjudicators, they must satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 7-year basis, in...
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