3.—(1) The Department is the scheme manager and is responsible for managing or administering—
(a)this scheme, and
(b)any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it.
(2) The Department may make arrangements for any or all of the functions and responsibilities as scheme manager under these Regulations to be performed on the Department’s behalf by the Regional Business Services Organisation (RBSO)(1),
but any such arrangements do not affect the Department’s liability for those functions and responsibilities.
4. There is to be a Pension Board constituted in accordance with Schedule 1 which has responsibility for assisting the scheme manager in relation to—
(a)securing compliance with these Regulations and other legislation relating to the governance and administration of—
(i)this scheme, and
(ii)any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it;
(b)securing compliance with any requirements imposed by the Pensions Regulator in relation to—
(i)this scheme, and
(ii)any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it.
5. There is to be a Scheme Advisory Board constituted in accordance with Schedule 2 which has responsibility for providing advice where requested to the Department on the desirability of changes to—
(a)this scheme; and
(b)any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it.
Established by section 14 of and Schedule 3 to the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (2009 c.1 (N.I.))