1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2023.
(2) These Regulations shall have effect as follows—
(a)regulation 15 from 1st April 2009;
(b)regulation 16 from 1st April 2015; and
(c)regulations 17 and 18 from 1st April 2023.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the 2009 Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(1), the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(2) and the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(3);
“the 2014 Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014;
“the Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014; and
“the Transitional Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in operation at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1(1)
S.R. 2009 No. 32 as amended by S.R. 2010 No. 164, S.R. 2010 No. 410, S.R. 2011 No. 117, S.R. 2012 No. 183, S.R. 2013 No. 71, S.R. 2014 No. 189, S.R 2016 No. 128, S.R. 2016 No. 329, S.R 2019 No. 206 and S.R. 2022 No. 163.
S.R. 2009 No. 33 as amended by S.R. 2010 No. 164, S.R. 2010 No. 410, S.R. 2011 No. 117, S.R. 2012 No. 183, S.R. 2014 No. 189, S.R 2016 No. 128, S.R. 2016 No. 329 and S.R 2019 No. 206.