Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
PENSIONS
Made
6th March 2006
To be laid before Parliament
Coming into operation
6th April 2006
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 127A of the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959(1), section 9A of the Resident Magistrates' Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1960(2) and section 11A of the Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951(3), and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and come into operation on 6th April 2006.
2. Part 3 (Free-Standing Additional Voluntary Contribution Schemes) is revoked.
3. Part 4 (Judicial Added Benefits Scheme) is revoked.
Falconer of Thoroton, C.
Lord Chancellor
Dated 6th March 2006
We consent
Dave Watts
Vernon Coaker
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 13th March 2006
(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations”). They provide for—
(a)the repeal of Part 3 of the 1995 Regulations. Part 3 made provision for free standing additional voluntary contributions schemes which is no longer necessary, and
(b)the abolition of the additional voluntary contributions scheme set out in Part 4 of the 1995 Regulations.
1959 c. 25 (N.I.); section 127A was inserted by Article 6 of the Judicial Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2631 (N.I. 24)) and amended by section 24 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8).
1960 c. 2 (N.I.); section 9A was inserted by Article 6 of the Judicial Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2631 (N.I. 24)) and amended by section 24 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8).
1951 c. 20 (N.I.); section 11A was inserted by Article 6 of the Judicial Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2631 (N.I. 24)) and amended by section 24 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8).
S.R. (NI) 1995 No. 189; to which relevant amendments were made by the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. (NI) 1996/10) and the Civil Partnerships (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325).