http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/4The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabasePUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS2026-06-08Expert Participation2024-05-24 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. The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 PART 3 41The Department of Justice is the scheme manager for this scheme and any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it.2The scheme manager is responsible for managing and administering this scheme and any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it.3A statutory pension scheme that is a defined contributions scheme is not connected with this scheme.4Before exercising any discretion under these Regulations, the scheme manager must obtain a recommendation from the Judicial Pension Board.5If the scheme manager exercises any discretion under these Regulations contrary to a recommendation made by the Judicial Pension Board, it must provide written reasons for doing so to the Judicial Pension Board and to the member to whom the discretion relates (if any).6The scheme manager and the Judicial Pension Board may agree that paragraphs (4) and (5) do not apply to specific discretions or in specific circumstances.