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					<dc:description>Part 2 of these Regulations establishes a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to members of the judiciary. The scheme so established is a career average revalued earnings scheme.</dc:description>
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          <Strong>PART 10</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Transfers</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/part/10/chapter/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/part/10/chapter/2" NumberOfProvisions="6" RestrictStartDate="2015-02-18" id="part-10-chapter-2"><Number>CHAPTER 2</Number><Title>Transfers out</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2015-02-18"><Title>Request for transfer value payment to be made</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136" id="section-136"><Pnumber>136</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136/1" id="section-136-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>An active or deferred member of this scheme who is provided with a statement of entitlement may request a transfer value payment to be made in respect of the member's accrued rights to benefits under this scheme.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2" id="section-136-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The request for the transfer value payment must—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2/a" id="section-136-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>be made by notice to the scheme manager;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2/b" id="section-136-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>specify the pension scheme or other pension arrangement to which the transfer value payment is to be made; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136/2/c" id="section-136-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>meet any other conditions the scheme manager requires.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136/3" id="section-136-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The member by notice to the scheme manager may withdraw the request at any time before the transfer value payment is made.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/136/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/136/4" id="section-136-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The member may not withdraw the request if an agreement for the use of the whole or part of the transfer value payment has already been entered into with a third party.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Secondary></Legislation>