# The Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/170 · made 22 March 2006

These Regulations amend the percentage of salary that is to form the rate of member contributions toward survivor benefits under the Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951. They allow members of schemes under this Act to make additional contributions toward such benefits in respect of past service at a higher rate than at present, up to the maximum of their total salary in any financial year. The Regulations also revoke provisions relating to the taxation of refunded contributions, in accordance with changes to income taxation under the Finance Act 2004.

Made under: Administration of Justice Act 1973 (Section 10, Schedule 3)

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## Introductory text

PENSIONS
Made 22nd March 2006
Coming into operation 6th April 2006
The Department for Employment and Learning in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 10(8) of, and Schedule 3 to the Administration of Justice Act 1973 and now vested in it and with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2006.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

## 2 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

The Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 are amended as follows.

## 3 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

(1) In regulation 10(2) for “4 per cent.”, substitute “2.4 per cent.”.
(2) For regulation 10(5) substitute—
“(5) Subject to paragraphs (8) and (9), an election made under this regulation shall be irrevocable.”
(3) After regulation 10(7) insert—
“(8) An office-holder who ceases to be married after having made an election under this regulation may revoke his election by notice in writing to the responsible authority not later than six months after his so ceasing.
(9) Without prejudice to paragraph (8), an office-holder who is making periodical payments may on a single occasion and regardless of his marital status revoke his election to pay periodical payments by notifying the responsible authority in writing that he wishes to do so.
(10) A revocation made under paragraph (8) or (9) shall not prevent an office-holder subsequently electing to make periodical payments in accordance with paragraph (3).”.

## 4 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

For regulation 11(2), substitute—
“(2) An office-holder who has back service and who elects to make periodical payments at the standard rate may also elect to make, in respect of that back service, additional payments at the following rates, namely, 2.4 per cent, 4.8 per cent, 6.6 per cent or a higher percentage, being a multiple of the standard rate.”.

## 5 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

In regulation 12(4), for the words “15 per cent of the”, substitute “the total”.

## 6 Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Spouses' and Children’s Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

Regulation 14(2) is revoked.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 22nd March 2006.
L.S.
Nuala Kerr
A senior officer of the
Department for Employment and Learning
Gillian Merron
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords of Her Majesty’s Treasury.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the percentage of salary that is to form the rate of member contributions toward survivor benefits under the Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951. They allow members of schemes under this Act to make additional contributions toward such benefits in respect of past service at a higher rate than at present, up to the maximum of their total salary in any financial year. The Regulations also revoke provisions relating to the taxation of refunded contributions, in accordance with changes to income taxation under the Finance Act 2004.

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