The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Citation, commencement and expiry

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and come into operation on the same day as paragraph 38 of Schedule 13 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(1) comes into operation. On that day paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(2) ceases to have effect.

Amendments to the Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

2.—(1) The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 insert—

“Protection of increases in guaranteed minimum pensions after abolition of contracting-out

7A.— (1) Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the 1993 Act (protection for early leavers: protection of increases in guaranteed minimum pensions (“anti-franking”)) is modified as follows.

(2) In the application of that Chapter to P as a member of the old scheme—

(a) in section 83(1)(a)(i) (general protection principle), the reference to the time when P ceases to be in pensionable service under a scheme that was, before the second abolition date, a salary-related contracted-out scheme is to be taken as a reference to the time when P ceases to be in pensionable service in relation to this scheme; and

(b) subsequent references to “the cessation date” are to be construed accordingly.”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 8th March 2016

David Ford

Minister of Justice

The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th March 2016

Emer Morelli

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel