Regulation 84 Application to accept payment into scheme

(1)

P may ask the administrators to accept a payment into the principal scheme (“a transfer payment”) representing the cash equivalent of P's accrued rights in any registered pension scheme.

(2)

The administrators may refuse to accept the payment or any part of it.

(3)

F1Unless paragraph (4) applies to P a request under paragraph (1) must be made—

(a)

in writing;

(b)

before P has reached normal pension age; and

(c)

not less than one year before P becomes entitled to a pension under these Regulations on retirement from P's eligible fee-paid judicial office.

F2(4)

If P meets the requirement in regulation 83(1), P may make a request in writing within the period of one year beginning with the amendment day and must nominate a date on which the transfer is to take effect, between 6th February 2013 and the amendment day, which must be a day on which P would have met the requirements set out in paragraph (3)(b) and (c).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 84(3) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/403), regs. 1(1), 45(a)
F2: Reg. 84(4) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/403), regs. 1(1), 45(b)

Notes on Part 11

Modifications

C1: Pts. 1-11 restricted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), ss. 90, 131(1)(2)(f)