The Local Government (Early Termination of Employment) (Discretionary Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Application of the Regulations

3.—(1) Subject to regulation 9(2), these Regulations apply in relation to a person—

(a) whose employment is terminated—

(i) by reason of redundancy;

(ii) in the interests of the efficient exercise of the Scheme employer’s functions; or

(iii) in the case of a joint appointment, because the other holder of the appointment has left it;

(b) who, on the termination date, is—

(i) employed by a Scheme employer; and

(ii) eligible to be a Scheme member (whether or not he is such a member) or would be so eligible but for the giving of a notification under regulation 7 (leaving the scheme) of the Pension Regulations; and

(c) whose termination date is on or after the 1st October 2006;

and in the following provisions, “person” shall be construed accordingly, unless the context indicates that it has a different meaning.

(2) Where an additional requirement is specified in any provision of regulations 4 and 5 in relation to a person, that provision does not apply in relation to him unless he satisfies that additional requirement.