The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Amendment of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act

3.  In Schedule 2 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993(1) (transfer of accrued benefits)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “protected rights”(2);

(b) in paragraph 6 (method of taking cash benefit)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (6)(a) omit “or his protected rights”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (6)(b) omit “or protected rights”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (7) for “protected rights or those” substitute “that”;

(c) in paragraph 7(2)(a)(ii) (calculation of cash equivalents) omit “or give effect to protected rights”;

(d) in paragraph 9(2) (option to be exercised in writing) omit “or give effect to protected rights”.

(1)

1993 c. 8

(2)

The definition of “protected rights” was amended by paragraph 46(5)(a)(i) of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) and by paragraph 43(5)(a)(i) of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49) and is amended by Article 4 of S.I. 2011/1730