Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 639

PENSIONS

The Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995

Made

7th March 1995

Laid before Parliament

9th March 1995

Coming into force

31st March 1995

The Lord Chancellor, and, in relation to judicial offices whose jurisdiction is exercised exclusively in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 33A of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981(1) and sections 10, 12(2), 23, 29(3) and (4) of and Schedule 2 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993(2) and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby make the following Regulations: —

(1)

1981 c. 20. Section 33A was inserted by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), section 82 and amended by the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8), section 24 and schedule 3. The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 33A is expressed to be in relation to pensions for service in offices existing only in Scotland. These are coterminus with offices whose jurisdiction is exercised in relation to Scotland.

(2)

1993 c. 8; by virtue of section 10(7), the power to make these regulations is vested in “the appropriate Minister” which expression is defined in section 30(1) as (a) in relation to any judicial office whose jurisdiction is exercised exclusively in Scotland, the Secretary of State, or (b) subject to (a), the Lord Chancellor.