Notice is hereby given that the Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 127A of the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959, section 9A of the Resident Magistrates’ Pensions Act and section 11A of the Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951, has, with the concurrence of HM Treasury, made the following Regulations

The Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

These Regulations amend the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (‘the 1995 Regulations’). They provide for—

(a)	the repeal of Part 3 of the 1995 Regulations. Part 3 made provision for free standing additional voluntary contributions schemes which is no longer necessary, and
(b)	the abolition of the additional voluntary contributions scheme set out in Part 4 of the 1995 Regulations.

The amendments shall come into operation on 6th April 2006

Copies of the Regulations – Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland 2006 No.126 may be obtained from The Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, BELFAST, BT1 4GD.