1. In this Schedule—
“Article 3(3A) eligible person” means a person who is eligible to be an active member of the PCSPS(NI) by virtue of being a person who is in service in an office or employment specified in a list produced for the purposes of Article 3(3A) (superannuation schemes as respects civil servants, etc) of the 1972 Order(1);
“closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means—
[F1if the member is a full protection member of the PCSPS(NI), 31st March 2022;]
if the member is a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), the tapered protection closing date for that member; or
if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the scheme closing date;
“existing public body pension scheme” means a public body pension scheme specified on a list published by the Department for the purpose of this Schedule;
“full protection member”, in relation to the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 9;
“protected member”, in relation to the PCSPS(NI), means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;
“protection period”—
for a full protection member of the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 10;
for a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 20;
“tapered protection closing date”, in relation to a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 3;
“tapered protection member”, in relation to the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 19;
“transition date”, in relation to a transition member, means—
[F2if the member is a full protection member of the PCSPS(NI), 1st April 2022;]
if the member is a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), the day after the tapered protection closing date for that member;
if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the day after the scheme closing date or, if later, the day the person ceased to be a protected member of the scheme;
“transition member” means a person—
who is a member of the PCSPS(NI) by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and
who is a member of this scheme by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under this scheme.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 inserted (1.4.2022) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/126), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(a)
F2Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 inserted (1.4.2022) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/126), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 1 in operation at 18.12.2014, see reg. 1(2)
Article 3(3A) was inserted by the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c.2) section.29; Schedule 9 paragraphs 1 and 2