22.—(1) The Committee may make arrangements with any Scheme employer, admission body, Government department, district council or area board, for the exercise of any pension function by the Committee on behalf of any Scheme employer, admission body, Government department, district council, or area board on such terms as may be provided for by the arrangements.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, “area board” means a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(1).