The Judicial Pensions (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 5th February 2016.

Amendment of the Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 2012

2.—(1) The Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 2012(1) are amended as follows.

(2) For regulation 3 (rate of contributions) substitute—

“3.— (1) Contributions under—

(a) section 8A of the 1960 Act;

(b) section 33ZA of the 1981 Act, or

(c) section 9A of the 1993 Act,

must be made as follows.

(2) A person who, when their salary becomes due, has an annual salary of £150,000 or less must make contributions at a rate of 2.61% of their salary for the time being as it becomes due.

(3) A person who, when their salary becomes due, has an annual salary of more than £150,000 must make contributions at a rate of—

(a) 2.61% of their salary up to and including £150,000, and

(b) 4.43% of their salary in excess of £150,000,

for the time being as it becomes due.”.

Michael Gove

Lord Chancellor

Ministry of Justice

13th January 2016

David Mundell

Secretary of State for Scotland

6th January 2016

We concur and consent

Charlie Elphicke

Mel Stride

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

14th January 2016