[F1Appointment of skilled person to assist public service pension schemeN.I.
10A.—(1) The Regulator may, if it considers it desirable for the purpose of ensuring compliance with pensions legislation, appoint a person to assist the pension board of a public service pension scheme in the discharge of its functions.
(2) A person appointed under this Article may be any person appearing to the Regulator to have the necessary skills.
(3) The pension board of a public service pension scheme must have regard to the advice of a person appointed under this Article.
(4) The costs of a person appointed under this Article are to be met by the scheme manager of the scheme.
(5) In paragraph (1) “ pensions legislation ” has the same meaning as in Article 9. ]
F1Art. 10A inserted (1.4.2015) by Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 2), s. 37(2), Sch. 4 para. 4; S.R. 2015/3, art. 4(1)(b) (with art. 4(2))