Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995.
They make the following principal changes—
an applicant for membership of the Judicial Additional Voluntary Contributions (No. 2) Scheme must provide and authorise to be provided information relating to his medical history and state of health (regulation 3);
administrative expenses incurred by the authorised provider may be defrayed from contributions received (regulation 6);
in assessing the maximum contributions which may be made to a free standing additional voluntary contributions scheme, a member’s retained death benefits must be taken into account (regulation 7);
where a member of the Judicial Added Benefits (No. 2) Scheme who retires has purchased added units of benefit, then the rate of children’s pension payable on his death is increased (regulations 9 and 10).