{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/section-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/section-20.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/76",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Opting out of this scheme",
  "text": "(1) A person (P) opts out of this scheme in relation to service in a qualifying judicial office if—\n(a) P opts not to be an active member of this scheme in relation to that service; or\n(b) P opens a partnership pension account in relation to that service.\n(2) P may only exercise the option under paragraph (1)(a) by notice to the scheme manager in a form required by the scheme manager (“opt-out notice”).\n(3) The option is taken to be exercised on the date on which the opt-out notice is received by the scheme manager.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:03:33.835756+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}