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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-pensions-and-fee-paid-judges-pension-schemes-contributions-amendment-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2020/9780111192184",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Pensions and Fee-Paid Judges’ Pension Schemes (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-pensions-and-fee-paid-judges-pension-schemes-contributions-amendment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 29(2A) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 and section 24(1)(c) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nPublic Service Pensions\nMade ***\nComing into force 1st April 2020\nThe Lord Chancellor, as the appropriate Minister within the meaning of section 30(1) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”), and the Secretary of State, as the appropriate Minister within the meaning of that section, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18A of the 1993 Act.\nThe Lord Chancellor also makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 3 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”).\nIn accordance with section 22(2)(a) of the 2013 Act, the Lord Chancellor has consulted representatives of such persons as appear to him likely to be affected by these Regulations with a view to reaching agreement with them. In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2013 Act, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Secretary of State.\nIn accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the 2013 Act, the Lord Chancellor has laid a report before Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.\nIn accordance with section 29(2A) of the 1993 Act and section 24(1)(c) of the 2013 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 18A was inserted by section 78(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2013 c. 25; the Lord Chancellor is the responsible authority for making scheme regulations for the judiciary as set out in section 2 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Subsection (2A) was inserted into section 29 by paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Pension Schemes Act 2015."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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