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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 339

Pensions

The Superannuation (Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

20th September 2016

Coming into operation

11th October 2016

The Department of Finance makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 3(4) and (7) of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(1) and now vested in it(2).

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Superannuation (Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 11th October 2016 and shall have effect from 1st April 2016.

Addition to list of employments

2.  There shall be added to the kinds of employment listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, employment by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman(3).

Revocation

3.  The Superannuation (Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015(4) is hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 20th September 2016

(L.S.)

Emer Morelli

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order adds employment by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman to the kinds of employment listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, for which the Department of Finance may make pension schemes. It has retrospective effect from 1st April 2016 by virtue of Article 3(7) of the 1972 Order.

Article 3 of this Order revokes the Superannuation (Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.