The Judicial Pensions (Transfer Between Judicial Pension Schemes) Regulations 1995

Voluntary contributions: relevant rights in voluntary contributions schemes

9.—(1) Any relevant rights that a member may have in a voluntary contributions scheme that is open to members both of the member’s last existing scheme and members of the Part I scheme shall either—

(a) remain within that voluntary contributions scheme; or

(b) be transferred into the Part I scheme in accordance with the Judicial Pensions (Transfer of Accrued Benefits) Regulations 1995(1);

as the member wishes.

(2) Any relevant rights that a member may have in any other voluntary contributions scheme (except the Judicial Added Benefits Scheme as defined in regulation 7) shall either—

(a) be transferred into the Judicial Additional Voluntary Contributions Scheme constituted by Part II of the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995(2) provided that the scheme falls within regulation 2.22 of those Regulations; or

(b) be transferred into the Part I scheme in accordance with the Judicial Pensions (Transfer of Accrued Benefits) Regulations 1995;

as the member wishes.

(3) Where paragraphs (1) or (2) apply, the member shall notify the administrators in writing of his wishes before the date of transfer into the Part I scheme.

(1)

S.I. 1995/637.

(2)

S.I. 1995/639.