There shall be made towards the cost of the liability for any pension or pensions under sections 16 to 20 above in respect of a F1person’s relevant service such contribution as may be prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this section.

No contribution shall be made by a F1person for any period of service during which an election under section 14A is in force in respect of him.

The prescribed contributions shall be in the form either of a reduction of the lump sum payable in respect of the relevant service or deductions from the salary payable in respect of the relevant service, or partly in one of those forms and partly in the other.

Regulations made for the purposes of this section may make provision for consequential and incidental matters, including provision excluding or modifying the operation of this Act or any enactment passed before 18th April 1973; and in particular any regulations providing for contributions by deduction from salary may make consequential provision as to any enactment referring or relating to lump sums payable under this Part of this Act.

Regulations for the purposes of this section may be made, with the concurrence of F3the Treasury, by the Lord Chancellor or, in relation to pensions for service in offices existing only in Scotland, by the Secretary of State.

Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment pursuant to a resolution of either House of Parliament.