# The Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 1998, Regulation 11: Additional contributions


(1) If the total length of an office holder’s contributions credit on transfer into the Part I scheme is less than the length of his notional service he may, within 6 months of the date of his transfer, elect to make additional contributions.
(2) An election shall be made in writing to the responsible authority and may be revoked or varied at any time by the office holder by notice in writing to that authority.
(3) An office holder may not exceed the maximum contributions limit of 15% of pension-capped salary and for this purpose there shall be taken into account, in addition to contributions made in accordance with regulation 6, any contributions being made in respect of any schemes constituted by the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995.
(4) Subject to paragraph (3), an office holder may make additional contributions at a rate not exceeding 12% of his pension-capped salary.
(5) An election shall, if it has not been previously revoked, cease to have effect when the office holder has made additional contributions for a period equal in length to the period by which the length of his notional service exceeds the total length of his contributions credit.
(6) An office holder making additional contributions at a rate of 3% shall be treated as making additional contributions for one year for every year that contributions are made at that rate.
(7) An office holder making additional contributions at a rate other than 3% shall be treated as making additional contributions, for every year that contributions are made at that rate, for a period which bears the same proportion to one year as the rate at which he is making additional contributions bears to 3%.
(8) Where an office holder makes additional contributions for a part of a year, the period of years for which he is treated as making additional contributions is reduced proportionately.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1219/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-contributions-regulations-1998/regulation-11
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