Paragraph 13 The Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995

Regulation 4.13 (refund of contributions) is amended as follows.

After “spouse”, in each place, insert “or a civil partner”.

In paragraph (1), for “is both unmarried and has no eligible children” substitute “is neither married, nor a civil partner and has no eligible children”.

For paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5)

Where the spouse or civil partner of a member who has bought added units of surviving spouse’s or surviving civil partner’s pension dies or is divorced or the civil partnership is dissolved before the member ceases to be a member of the scheme constituted under Part 1 of the 1993 Act, contributions to the JASSPS shall not be refunded.”.