The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

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90.  In regulation 14 (additional contributions)—

(a)omit paragraph (1)(b);

(b)for paragraph (1)(d) substitute—

(d)regulation 14 (election in respect of additional pension) and regulation 14A (election to pay additional contributions: survivor benefits) of the Benefits Regulations and regulations 19 (payment of additional regular contributions (ARCs)), 20 (discontinuance of ARCs), regulation 20A (payment of additional contributions: survivor benefits (ASBCs)) and 20B (discontinuance of ASBCs) of the Administration Regulations M1 as they apply to a member who has elected before 1st April 2015 to pay additional contributions under those regulations.; and

(c)after paragraph (2) insert—

(2A) Regulation 19 of the 2014 Regulations (additional voluntary contributions) applies to an AVC arrangement entered into before 1st April 2015 as it applies to an AVC arrangement entered into on or after that date save that—

(a)the normal pension age in an AVC arrangement entered into before 1st April 2015 is the normal retirement age under the 2009 Scheme; and

(b)regulation 68(8) of the 2002 Regulations (persons making elections in relation to AVC's prior to 1st February 2003 continues to have effect in relation to persons of the description in that regulation..

Marginal Citations

M1Regulations 20A and 20B were inserted by S.R. 2010 No. 410.