Local Government Pension Scheme (Councillors) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009N.I.

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3.—(1) The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) After regulation 3 (general eligibility for membership), insert—

Eligibility of councillors

3A.  These Regulations apply to councillor members in respect of their councillor membership with the modifications set out in Schedule 4..

(3) In Schedule 1 (interpretation), after the definition of “contribution rate” insert—

“council” has the same meaning as defined in section 1 (district councils) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(2);

“councillor” means a member of a council as defined in section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;

“councillor member” means a person who is a member of the Scheme by reason of being a councillor;

“councillor membership” means any period of membership which counts in respect of service as a member of a council and not other local government employment;.

(4) Schedule 4 within Schedule 2 shall be inserted after Schedule 3 (the committee) in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 3 in operation at 9.5.2011, see reg. 1