Formerly known as the Department for Social Development; see the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c.5 (N.I.). Article 8 of and Schedule 5 to the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76) transferred functions to the Department for Communities which were previously exercisable by the Department of the Environment.
Formerly known as the Department of Finance and Personnel; see the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c.5 (N.I).
S.R. 2014 No. 188 as amended by S.R. 2015 No. 77, S.R. 2015 No. 162 and S.R. 2016 No. 128.
S.R. 2014 No. 189 as amended by S.R. 2015 No. 162, S.R. 2016 No. 128 and S.R. 2016 No. 329.
The Department for Communities
In accordance with section 21 of that Act, the Department has consulted with such persons or representatives of such persons as appear to the Department likely to be affected by these Regulations.
The retrospective provisions contained in these Regulations do not appear to the Department to have significant adverse effects in relation to the pension payable to or in respect of members of the scheme established by The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014