
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and come into operation on 1st April 2020.
2 
In regulation 124 of the Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015—
(a) in paragraph (4)—
(i) for “a table set out in” substitute “the table at the end of”;
(ii) for “the table” substitute “column 2 of the table”;
(iii) after “rate of pensionable earnings” insert “(see column 1 of the table)”;
(b) after paragraph (4) insert—“
(4A) The figures in column 1 of the table (except for the figures of £150,001) are increased on 1st April 2021 and on 1st April of each subsequent scheme year, if there is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index, by appropriate percentage for the scheme year, rounded up to the nearest £1.
(4B) There is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index for a scheme year if the consumer prices index for the month of September before that scheme year is higher than that for the previous September.
(4C) The appropriate percentage for the scheme year is the same percentage as the percentage increase in the consumer prices index.”;
(c) after paragraph (8) insert—“
(9) In this regulation, “the consumer prices index” means the all items consumer prices index published by the Statistics Board, a body corporate established by section 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.”;
(d) for the tables at the end substitute—“

Column 1Annualised rate of pensionable earnings Column 2Member contributions rate
Up to but not including £22,005 4.6%
£22,005 to but not including £52,392 5.45%
£52,392 to but not including £150,001 7.35%
£150,001 and above 8.05%”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 10th January 2020
Peter May
A senior officer of the Department of Justice
The Department of Finance consents to the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 10th January 2020
Emer Morelli
A senior officer of the Department of Finance
