The Judicial Pensions and Fee-Paid Judges’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made: 28th March 2019

Coming into force: 1st April 2019

In accordance with section 29(2A) of the 1993 Act[^f00004] and section 24(1)(c) of the 2013 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions and Fee-Paid Judges’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

• (2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2019.

Amendment to the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015

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• (1) The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015[^f00005] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

• (2) In the heading to the final table in regulation 124 (rate of member contributions), after “31st March 2019” insert “and Scheme Year 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020”.

Amendment to the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017

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• (1) The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017[^f00006] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

• (2) In regulation 63(2) (contribution rates for fee years), after “31st March 2019” insert “and the fee year 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020”.

Signed

We consent to the making of these Regulations

Paul Maynard — Rebecca Harris — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 25th March 2019

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Lucy Frazer — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Ministry of Justice — 28th March 2019

Signed by the Secretary of State for Scotland

David Mundell — Secretary of State — Scotland Office — 27th March 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015 and the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017 make provision for the contributions payable by members of the schemes constituted by those Regulations up to 31st March 2019.

These Regulations provide for the contribution rates applicable in the scheme year ending on that date to also apply for the following year. Since these Regulations involve a change to a protected element of the scheme constituted by the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015, the Lord Chancellor has consulted representatives of those likely to be affected by the change with a view to reaching agreement with them and has laid a report before Parliament as required by section 22 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1993 c. 8.

[^f00002]: Section 18A was inserted by section 78(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8).

[^f00003]: 2013 c. 25.

[^f00004]: Subsection (2A) was inserted into section 29 by section 78(2) of, and paragraphs 4, 8(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to the Pension Schemes Act 2015.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2015/182.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2017/522.