94.—(1) A JAVC member (“M”) must inform the administrators by notice in writing as to the level and form of contributions that the JAVC member wishes to make.
(2) M may—
(a)make contributions to the JAVC scheme by way of—
(i)regular payments of the same amount;
(ii)lump sum payments made from time to time of the same or a different amount;
(b)if paragraph (4) applies, make historic contributions to the JAVC scheme by way of lump sum payments of the same or a different amount; or
(c)make a combination of contributions under paragraphs (a) and (b).
(3) Contributions made under paragraph (2)(a) must be made by way of a deduction from fees which M has received in M's capacity as a holder of an eligible fee-paid judicial office (“M's fees”).
(4) M may make historic contributions to the JAVC scheme by way of lump sum payments provided that—
(a)the lump sum payments are made within 3 years of the commencement day (and no more than one lump sum payment may be made in each year), and
(b)the total historic contributions made by M do not exceed the maximum amount permitted under regulation 95.
(5) A notice under paragraph (1) must specify—
(a)in the case of a regular payment, the amount of each regular payment or, if expressed as a percentage of M's fees, that percentage;
(b)in the case of a lump sum, the amount of the contribution.
(6) M's scheme contributions in any tax year must not exceed that amount which, when aggregated with all contributions by M to any other registered pension scheme in the same tax year, bring M's total contributions for that tax year up to the maximum amount of relief as calculated under section 190 of the 2004 Act F1.
(7) Contributions made by M in accordance with regulation 3 of the Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 2012 F2 are not to be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the total contributions in paragraph (6).
Textual Amendments
F1Part of section 190 was repealed by the Finance Act 2013 (c. 29).
F2S.I. 2012/516. Regulation 3 was substituted by S.I. 2016/30.