The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2023 No. 141

Public Service Pensions

The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Made

21st September 2023

Coming into operation

1st October 2023

The Department of Finance makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(a), 2(1) (together with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2) and 3(1), (2)(a) (as read with paragraph 13 of Schedule 3) and (c) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(1) (“the 2014 Act”) and sections 5(1) and (5), 6(1), 7(3), 8(1) and (3), 10(1), 11(1) and (5), 12(1) and (3), 18(1) to (3), (5), (6) and (8), 19(1), (4) and (5), 20(1), (4) and (5), 21, 22(1) and (6), 24(1), 25(1) and (4), 26(1) and (2), 29(1), (7) and (8) and 31(2) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022(2) (“PSPJOA 2022”).

In accordance with section 21(1) of the 2014 Act, the Department of Finance has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Department of Finance likely to be affected by these Regulations.

To the extent required by section 27 of PSPJOA 2022, these Regulations are made in accordance with Treasury Directions(3) made under that section.

(1)

2014 c. 2 Section 3(1) was amended by section 94(12) of PSPJOA 2022, and section 3(2)(c) was inserted by section 94(13) of that Act.

(2)

2022 c. 7.

(3)

See section 38 of PSPJOA 2022 for the meaning of “Treasury Directions”, which includes directions given by the Department of Finance. The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers, Compensation, and Information) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2023 were published on 26 January 2023 and are accessible online at https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/directions-made-under-public-service-pensions-and-judicial-offices-act-2022.