The Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1.1. Title and Commencement

   2. 1.2. Interpretation

3. PART II JUDICIAL ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS SCHEME

   1. 2.1. Interpretation and application

   2. 2.2. Membership

   3. 2.3. Retained benefits

   4. 2.4. (1) The administrators shall also require details of retained death...

   5. 2.5. The administrators may disclose any information obtained relating to retained...

   6. 2.6. Maximum benefits for members falling within regulation 2.2(1)(a)

   7. 2.7. (1) The aggregated retirement benefit shall not exceed the figure...

   8. 2.8. (1) The aggregated retirement benefit shall (subject to paragraph (2))...

   9. 2.9. (1) This regulation applies where — (a) a lump sum...

   10. 2.10. (1) Any surviving spouse’s or children’s pension payable to the...

   11. 2.11. Maximum benefits for members falling within regulation 2.2(1)(b)

   12. 2.12. (1) The aggregated retirement benefit shall not exceed the figure...

   13. 2.13. Regulation 2.9 shall apply as if for sub paragraph (2)(b)...

   14. 2.14. Increase to pensions in payment

   15. 2.15. Maximum contributions

   16. 2.16. Authorised provider

   17. 2.17. The administrators may require an authorised provider to surrender the...

   18. 2.18. Manner of making contributions

   19. 2.19. Investment of contributions

   20. 2.20. Where the authorised provider offers more than one type of...

   21. 2.21. The investments made in respect of a member with the...

   22. 2.22. Transfer values in

   23. 2.23. Where a member wishes to make such a payment from...

   24. 2.24. Benefits which may be provided

   25. 2.25. Benefits under this scheme shall be paid by the administrators...

   26. 2.26. Benefits at retirement may normally only be taken in pension...

   27. 2.27. (1) A member may nominate a person to receive any...

   28. 2.28. Leaving the scheme

   29. 2.29. Surplus funds

   30. 2.30. Whenever the administrators are liable for any tax in respect...

4. PART III FREE-STANDING ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES

   1. 3.1. Maximum contributions

   2. 3.2. Contributions under the 1988 Act

   3. 3.3. The 1993 Regulations

5. PART IV JUDICIAL ADDED YEARS SCHEME, JUDICIAL ADDED BENEFITS SCHEME AND JUDICIAL ADDED SURVIVING SPOUSE'S PENSION SCHEME

   1. 4.1. Interpretation

   2. 4.2. Membership

   3. 4.3. Limits on the added years that may be purchased under the JAYS

   4. 4.4. Limits on the added benefits that may be purchased under JASSPS

   5. 4.5. Limits on the added benefits that may be purchased under the JABS

   6. 4.6. Manner of making contributions into the JAYS

   7. 4.7. Manner of making contributions into the JASSPS

   8. 4.8. Manner of making contributions into the JABS

   9. 4.9. Maximum contributions

   10. 4.10. Valuation of benefits under the JAYS

   11. 4.11. Valuation of Benefits under the JASSPS

   12. 4.12. Valuation of Benefits under the JABS

   13. 4.13. Refund of contributions

   14. 4.14. Monies

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      2. SALARY GROUP 2: THOSE MEMBERS WHOSE SALARY FALLS BETWEEN 80% AND 100% OF THE INLAND REVENUE CAP ON PENSIONABLE EARNINGS

      3. SALARY GROUP 3: THOSE MEMBERS WHOSE SALARY IS LESS THAN 80% OF THE INLAND REVENUE CAP ON PENSIONABLE EARNINGS

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      1. JUDICIAL ADDED SURVIVING SPOUSE'S PENSION SCHEME Level Monthly Payment Required to Purchase an Additional £1,000 of Spouse’s Benefits

   3. SCHEDULE 3

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      EXISTING JUDICIAL SCHEME JUDICIAL OFFICES INCLUDED IN EACH ARRANGEMENT

      1. Higher Judiciary Scheme

      2. Sheriff Principal Scheme

      3. Circuit Judiciary Scheme

      4. District Judiciary Scheme

      5. (*) Except for office-holders pensionable under the PCSPS. Who are...

      6. President, Regional Chairman or Chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals,...

      7. Land Tribunal Scheme

      8. President or other member of the Lands Tribunal, the Lands...

      9. Stipendiary Magistrate Scheme

8. Explanatory Note