Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Active members

  4. 2A.Eligibility of councillors

  5. 3.Contributions payable by active members

  6. 4.Meaning of “pensionable pay”

  7. 5.Benefits

  8. 6.Periods of membership

  9. 7.Calculation of length of periods of membership

  10. 8.Final pay: general

  11. 9.Final pay: reserve forces, maternity leave, etc.

  12. 10.Final pay: reductions

  13. 11.Final pay: fluctuating emoluments

  14. 12.Power of employing authority to increase total membership of members

  15. 12A.Duty of employing authority to increase total membership: enhanced protection

  16. 13.Power of employing authority to award additional pension

  17. 14.Election to pay additional regular contributions (ARCs)

  18. 14A.Election to pay additional contributions: survivor benefits

  19. 15.Elections to pay additional voluntary contributions (AVCs)

  20. 16.Normal retirement

  21. 17.Retirement after normal retirement age

  22. 18.Flexible retirement

  23. 19.Early leavers: business efficiency and redundancy

  24. 20.Early leavers: ill-health

  25. 21.Election for lump sum in lieu of pension

  26. 22.Limit on total amount of benefits

  27. 23.Death grants: active members

  28. 24.Survivor benefits: active members

  29. 25.Meaning of “nominated cohabiting partner”

  30. 26.Meaning of “eligible child”

  31. 27.Children’s pensions

  32. 28.Children’s pensions: active members

  33. 29.Calculation on leaving early

  34. 30.Choice of early payment of pension

  35. 31.Early payment of pension: ill-health

  36. 32.Death grants: deferred members

  37. 33.Survivor benefits: deferred members

  38. 34.Children’s pensions: deferred members

  39. 35.Death grants: pensioner members

  40. 36.Survivor benefits: pensioner members

  41. 37.Children’s pensions: pensioner members

  42. 38.Pension increases under the Pensions (Increase) Acts

  43. 39.Commutation: small pensions

  44. 40.Guidance on future costs

  45. 41.Pension debits

  46. 42.No double entitlement

  47. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      COUNCILLOR MEMBERS

      1. PART 1 CONTRIBUTIONS

        1. Pay

          1. 1.For regulation 4 (meaning of “pensionable pay”) substitute— (1) A councillor member’s pensionable pay in any year is...

      2. PART 2 BENEFITS

        1. Preliminary

          1. 2.In regulation 7 (calculation of length of periods of membership)—...

          2. 3.Delete regulations 8 (final pay: general), 10 (final pay: reductions)...

        2. Retirement Benefits

          1. 4.Delete regulation 18 (flexible retirement).

          2. 5.Delete regulation 19 (early leavers: inefficiency and redundancy).

          3. 6.For paragraphs (1) to (4) of regulation 20, (early leavers:...

          4. 7.Delete paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) of regulation 20.

          5. 8.For paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 31 (early payment...

        3. Death grants

          1. 9.In regulation 23 (death grants: active members)—

          2. 10.For regulation 32(3) (death grants: deferred members) substitute—

          3. 11.For regulation 35(3) (death grants: pensioner members) substitute—

      3. PART 3 OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

        1. Increases of membership and pensions

          1. 12.Delete regulations 12 (power of employing authority to increase total...

  49. Explanatory Note