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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015</dc:title><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS</dc:subject><dc:modified>2026-06-08</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-05-24</dct:valid>
					<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 5</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Pension accounts</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/part/5/chapter/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/part/5/chapter/6" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictStartDate="2015-02-18" id="part-5-chapter-6"><Number>CHAPTER 6</Number><Title>Deferred member's account</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2015-02-18"><Title>Provisional amount of deferred pension</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44" id="section-44"><Pnumber>44</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/1" id="section-44-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The deferred member's account must specify the provisional amount of each description of deferred pension.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2" id="section-44-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The provisional amount of each description of deferred pension is the sum of—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2/a" id="section-44-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the amount of the relevant accrued pension calculated under regulation 32 (“accrued amount”);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2/b" id="section-44-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the retirement index adjustment for the accrued amount; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/2/c" id="section-44-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the assumed age addition (if any) for the accrued amount.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/3" id="section-44-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The retirement index adjustment is not applied in relation to an amount of accrued pension if a transfer value payment was made before the end of the last active scheme year in respect of the member's rights to that accrued pension.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4" id="section-44-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this regulation,  “<Term id="term-relevant-accrued-pension">relevant accrued pension</Term>” means—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/a" id="section-44-4-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>for a deferred standard earned pension, accrued standard earned pension;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/b" id="section-44-4-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>for a deferred earned pension attributable to an effective pension age option, accrued earned pension attributable to that option;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/c" id="section-44-4-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>for a deferred added (self only) pension, accrued added (self only) pension; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/76/section/44/4/d" id="section-44-4-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>for a deferred added (all beneficiaries) pension, accrued added (all beneficiaries) pension.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Secondary></Legislation>