The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Application and modification of the FPJPS RegulationsU.K.

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5.—(1) Subject to regulation 6(1), the FPJPS Regulations apply to a new member, as if they had always been a member in relation to a qualifying fee-paid day, with the following modifications.

(2) The FPJPS Regulations are to be read as if the following were references to 1st April 2021—

(a)the references in regulation 9 (opted-out members and active members) and regulation 10 (opting out) to the coming into force of the FPJPS Regulations;

(b)the reference in regulation 23 (ill-health certification condition) to the commencement day;

(c)the references in Part 6 (death benefits) to the commencement day;

(d)the references in Part 7 (benefits in respect of periods before commencement) to the commencement day;

(e)the references in Part 10 (repayment of dependants’ benefits contributions) to the commencement day;

(f)the reference in regulation 72 (transfers out) to the commencement day;

(g)the references in Part 12 (the Fee-Paid Judicial Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme) to the commencement day;

(h)the references in Part 13 (the Fee-Paid Judicial Added Years Scheme) to the commencement day;

(i)the references in Part 14 (the Fee-Paid Judicial Added Surviving Adult’s Pension Scheme) to the commencement day.

(3) References in Part 7 of the FPJPS Regulations to—

(a)the pre-commencement contributions amount are to be read as if they were references to the previous service contributions amount;

(b)regulation 53(1) of the FPJPS Regulations are to be read as if they were references to regulation 6(2).

(4) References in Part 10 (repayment of dependants’ benefits contributions) of the FPJPS Regulations to—

(a)the pre-commencement dependants’ contributions amount are to be read as if they were references to the previous service dependants’ contributions amount;

(b)Part 8 of the FPJPS Regulations are to be read as if they were references to this Part.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(1)