2.—(1) Part 12 (Determination of Questions of Appeals) is amended as follows.N.I.
(2) Omit regulation 160 (Determinations by the Scheme Manager).
(3) In regulation 161 (Determinations by the Pension Board) for paragraph (1) substitute—
161.—(1) The question whether a person is entitled to any and if so what awards shall be determined in the first instance by the Scheme Manager.”.
(4) In regulation 161 (Determinations and decisions of the Scheme Manager) and in regulation 162 (Appeal against opinion on a medical issue), in each place where it occurs, for “Pension Board” substitute “Scheme Manager”.
(5) Omit regulation 163 (Appeals against decision of the Pension Board).
(6) In regulation 164 (Appeal to Independent Medical Referee)—
(a)in each place where it occurs, for “Pension Board” substitute “Scheme Manager”;
(b)in paragraph (11) for “under paragraph (6)” substitute “under paragraphs (6) to (10)”;
(c)in paragraph (21)(a) for “under paragraph (6)” substitute “under paragraphs (6) to (10)”.
(7) For regulation 165 (Disputes on other issues) substitute—
165. Where a person makes a formal complaint to the Scheme Manager which does not involve an issue of a medical nature, the Scheme Manager shall deal with the complaint under the arrangements implemented by it pursuant to the requirements of article 50 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1) (requirement for dispute resolution arrangements) and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Internal dispute Resolution Procedures) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(2).”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 1.4.2022, see reg. 1(2)
S.R. 1995 No 3213 (N.I. 22); section 50 was substituted by Article 250 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005 No 255 (N.I. 1)) and amended by the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (Chapter 1).