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These Regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Northern Ireland Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 11th January 2011 but shall have effect from 1st October 2010.
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(1) The Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1993 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (making and acceptance of elections) after paragraph (2) insert—“
(2A) No election under regulation 4(1) (payment of basic contributions) or 5(1) (payment of death benefit contributions) made on or after 1st October 2010 is to be accepted.
(2B) No election under regulation 6(1)(a) (alteration of amount of basic contributions) or 6(2)(a) (alteration of amount to be secured by death benefit contributions) made on or after 1st October 2010 is to be accepted if it would have the effect of increasing the amount of the basic contributions or the amount to be secured by the death benefit contributions, as the case may be.”.
(3) In regulation 4(1) (election to pay basic contributions) after “at any time” insert “before 1st October 2010”.
(4) In regulation 5(1) (elections in respect of death benefit cover) after “at any time” insert “before 1st October 2010”.
(5) In regulation 6 (variation and cancellation of elections)—
(a) at the start of each of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) insert “Subject to paragraph (4)”;
(b) after paragraph (3) insert—“
(4) An election may not be made under any of the preceding paragraphs of this regulation on or after 1st October 2010 if it would have the effect of increasing the amount of the basic contributions or the amount to be secured by the death benefit contributions, as the case may be.”.
(6) At the start of regulation 10(1) (inward transfers) insert “At any time before 1st October 2010”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 15th December 2010
David Ford
Minister of Justice
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 15th December 2010
Michael Daly
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
