I beg to move amendment 18, in clause 39, page 32, line 12, leave out “all of”

This amendment clarifies that service meets the second condition in clause 39 even if it falls within more than one of the paragraphs contained in the condition.

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Government amendment 19.

Clause stand part.

Clause 39 sets out the conditions that members of a judicial scheme must satisfy to be within scope of the remedy and have their pensionable service considered remediable service.

The two minor amendments to clause 39 are simply clarificatory changes to ensure that a service in scope of the remedy is correctly identified. That ensures that all members within the remedy’s scope can be accurately captured.

Amendment 18 agreed to.

Amendment made: 19, in clause 39, page 32, line 17, at end insert—

“The second condition is met if all of the service in question falls within paragraphs (a) and (b) (even if it does not all fall within only one of those paragraphs).”—

This amendment clarifies that service meets the second condition in clause 39 even if it falls within more than one of the paragraphs contained in the condition.

Clause 39, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.