The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Cash transfers and contribution refunds N.I.

10.—(1) Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the 1993 Act M1 (protection for early leavers: cash transfers and contribution refunds) is modified as follows.

(2) In the application of that Chapter to P as a member of the old scheme—

(a) in section 97AA(1)(a) and (b) (scope of Chapter 5), a reference to termination of P's pensionable service is to be taken as a reference to termination of P's pensionable service in relation to this scheme;

(b) in section 97AA(2), a reference in the opening words and in paragraph (a) to P's pensionable service under the scheme is to be taken as a reference to P's pensionable service either for the old scheme or for the old scheme and this scheme taken together; and

(c) in section 97AB(1) and (3) (right to cash transfer sum and contribution refund), 97AC(1) and (2)(a) (notification of right to cash transfer sum or contribution refund) and 97AI(7) (rights under section 971AB: definition of “reply date”), a reference to termination of P's pensionable service is to be taken as a reference to termination of P's pensionable service in relation to this scheme.

(d) In the application of that Chapter to P as a member of this scheme, in section 97AA(2) a reference in the opening words and in paragraph (a) to P's pensionable service under the scheme is to be taken as a reference to P's pensionable service either for this scheme or for the old scheme and this scheme taken together.

(3) In the application of that Chapter to P as a member of this scheme, in section 97AA(2) a reference in the opening words and in paragraph (a) to P's pensionable service under the scheme is to be taken as a reference to P's pensionable service either under this scheme or under the old scheme and this scheme taken together.

Marginal Citations

M1 Chapter 5 was inserted by Article 241 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I.1)).