The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Regulation 18(1)

SCHEDULE 5 N.I. Membership gateways

PART 1 N.I. HSC organisations

1.  The following are HSC organisations for the purposes of these Regulations— N.I.

(a) a Health and Social Care Trust (HSC Trust) established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 M1 ;

(b) Regional Health and Social Care Board (RHSCB) established under section 7(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 M2 ;

(c) Regional Business Services Organisation (RBSO) established under section 14(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;

(d) Patient Client Council (PCC) established under section 16(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;

(e) Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Wellbeing (RAPHSW) established under section 12(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;

(f) Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC) established under the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 M3

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1991 No.194 (N.I. 1)

M2 2009 c.1 (N.I.)

M3 2002 c.9

2.  The Department may agree to treat any other body which is constituted under a statutory provision relating (in whole or in part) to health services as an HSC organisation for the purposes of these Regulations. N.I.

3.  In this Schedule statutory provision has the meaning given in section 1(1)(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M4 . N.I.

Marginal Citations

M4 1954 c.33 (N.I.)

PART 2 N.I. Medical contractors and dental providers

4.  The following are medical contractors for the purposes of these Regulations— N.I.

(a) a GMS practice;

(b) an APMS contractor;

(c) an OOH provider;

(d) a non-GP provider.

5.  A GDS Provider is a dental provider for the purposes of these Regulations. N.I.

PART 3 N.I. Medical practitioners and dental practitioners

6.  The following are medical practitioners for the purposes of these Regulations— N.I.

(a) a medical practitioner;

(b) a locum medical practitioner;

(c) an ophthalmic provider.

7.  The following are dental practitioners for the purposes of these Regulations— N.I.

(a) a dental practitioner;

(b) a vocational trainee.

PART 4 N.I. Determination employers

8.  A determination employer is a person who is the employer of a person in respect of whom a determination has been made pursuant to section 25(5) of the 2014 Act. N.I.