The Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

[F17—(1) The Commission shall pay to its employees such remuneration and allowances as it may determine.N.I.

(2) The Commission shall—

(a)pay, or make payments in respect of, such pensions or gratuities to or in respect of its employees as it may determine; and

(b)provide and maintain such schemes (whether contributory or not) as it may determine, with the approval of the Office and the Department of Finance and Personnel, for the payment of pensions or gratuities to or in respect of its employees or former employees.

(3) References in this paragraph to pensions and gratuities include references to pensions or gratuities by way of compensation to or in respect of employees who suffer loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments.

(4) Employment as an officer of the Commission is among the kinds of employment to which a superannuation scheme under Article 3 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 10) can apply and, accordingly, in Schedule 1 to that Order in the entry “Employment by the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland” for “Commissioner” substitute “ Commission ”.

(5) A determination of the Commission under this paragraph requires the approval of—

(a)the Office; and

(b)the Department of Finance and Personnel.]

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