Northern Ireland Court Service

Notice is hereby given that the Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 10(8) of, and Schedule 3 to the Administration of Justice Act 1973 and Article 3(1) of, and Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland (Modifications of Enactments –No.1) Order 1973, has, with the concurrence of HM Treasury, made the following Regulations

The Judicial Pensions (Northern Ireland) (Widows’ and Children’s Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

These Regulations amend the percentage of salary that is to form the rate of member contributions toward survivor benefits under the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 and the Resident Magistrates’ Pension Act (Northern Ireland) 1960. They allow members of schemes under those Acts to make additional contributions toward such benefits in respect of past service at a higher rate than at present, up to the maximum of their total salary in any financial year. Members of a scheme under the 1959 Act or 1960 Act are afforded an additional opportunity to cease paying contributions from salary. The Regulations also revoke provisions relating to the taxation of refunded contributions, in accordance with changes to income taxation under the Finance Act 2004.

The amendments shall come into operation on 6th April 2006

Copies of the Regulations – Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland 2006 No.125 may be obtained from The Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, BELFAST, BT1 4GD.