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154.—(1) The Department of Justice may, in agreement with the Lord Chief Justice, set off a relevant monetary obligation against a member's entitlement to benefits under this scheme.
(2) In this regulation, a “relevant monetary obligation” is a monetary obligation owed by a member (P), which satisfies the conditions in paragraph (3), (4) or (5).
(3) The conditions are that the monetary obligation—
(a)was incurred to the Crown or P's employer (if different);
[F1(aa)arose out of P’s criminal or fraudulent act or omission;]
(b)was incurred after P became an active member of this scheme; and
(c)arose out of or was connected with service in a qualifying judicial office in respect of which P is a member of this scheme.
(4) The conditions are that the monetary obligation—
(a)was incurred to this scheme; and
(b)arose out of P's [F2criminal or fraudulent] act or omission.
(5) The conditions are that the monetary obligation—
(a)was incurred to this scheme; and
(b)arose out of a payment made to P in error by the scheme manager.
(6) Paragraph (7) applies if a set-off is to be applied as a result of P owing a relevant monetary obligation which satisfies the conditions in paragraph (3).
(7) Where this paragraph applies, the Department of Justice may not apply a set-off against that part of P's entitlement to benefits that represents transfer credits within the meaning of Article 121(1) (interpretation of Part 2) of the 1995 Order M1 (other than prescribed transfer credits for the purposes of Article 89(5)(d) M2 (exceptions from the inalienability of occupational pensions) of that Order).
(8) The Department of Justice may only apply a set-off against that part of a member's pension that exceeds any guaranteed minimum to which the member is entitled under section 10 of the 1993 Act.
(9) The value of the set-off applied must not exceed the lesser of—
(a)the amount of the relevant monetary obligation;
(b)the value of P's entitlement to benefits.
(10) The Department of Justice may only set off a relevant monetary obligation against P's entitlement to benefits if—
(a)there is no dispute as to the amount of the relevant monetary obligation; or
(b)the relevant monetary obligation is enforceable—
(i)under an order of a competent court;
(ii)in consequence of an award of an arbitrator.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 154(3)(aa) inserted (5.4.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/63), regs. 1(3), 15(a)
F2Words in reg. 154(4)(b) substituted (5.4.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/63), regs. 1(3), 15(b)
Marginal Citations
M1The definition of “transfer credits” in Article 121(1) was amended by the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I.1)) Article 290 (1) and Schedule 10 paragraph 60.
M2Article 89(5)(d) was amended by the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) Schedule 9 paragraph 46.
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