The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits), Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 121

PART 5 Amendment of the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Substitution of regulation 19

57.  For regulation 19 (Offset for crime, negligence or fraud), substitute—

“Offset for crime, negligence or fraud

19.   Where, on or after the date on which these Regulations come into operation—

(a) the circumstances set out in any of the following provisions have occurred—

(i) regulation 92 of the 1995 Regulations (Offset for crime, negligence or fraud);

(ii) regulation 129 or 253 of the 2008 Regulations (Reduction in benefits in cases where loss caused by member’s crime, negligence or fraud);

(iii) paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to the 2015 Regulations (Offset of benefits); and

(b) there has been a loss to public funds,

the Department may, in relation to benefits which arise by virtue of the employer’s contributions, reduce the amount of any benefit payable to or in respect of a person under these Regulations, to the extent set out, and subject to the conditions specified in whichever provision referred to in paragraph (a) applies.”.