PART 5The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Amendment of regulation 231.

(1)

Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2)

In the appropriate place, insert—

““non-superannuable 1995 Section member” means a member of—

(a)

the 1995 Section who, on 31st March 2022, is no longer required to pay contributions under regulation 10 (3) or (4) (contributions by members) of the 1995 Regulations; and

(b)

the new scheme in respect of service on or after 1st April 2024;

non-pensionable 2008 Section member” means a member of—

(a)

the 2008 Section who, on 31st March 2022, is a non-contributing member within the meaning of regulation 6 (interpretation of Part 2: officers) or 137 (interpretation of Part 3: general) of the 2008 Regulations; and

(b)

the new scheme in respect of service on or after 1st April 2024;

non-pensionable old scheme member” means—

(a)

a non-pensionable 1995 Section member; or

(b)

a non-pensionable 2008 Section member;”.

(3)

In the definition of “officer transition member”, after “a person” insert “other than a non-pensionable old scheme member”.

(4)

In the definition of “practitioner transition member”, after “a person” insert “other than a non-pensionable old scheme member”.