Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Public Service Pensions
Made
17th August 2023
Coming into operation
1st October 2023
The Department of Justice makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(g), 2(1), (together with paragraph 7 of Schedule 2) and 3(1), (2)(a) (together with paragraph 13 of Schedule 3) and (c) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(1) (“the 2014 Act”) and sections 5(1) and (5), 6(1), 7(3), 8(1) and (3), 10(1), 11(1) and (5), 12(1) and (3), 18(1) to (3), (5), (6) and (8), 19(1), (4) and (5), 20(1), (4) and (5), 21, 22(1), and (6), 24(1), 25(1) and (4), 26(1) and (2), 29(1), (7) and (8) and 31(2) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022(2) (“PSPJOA 2022”).
In accordance with section 21 of the 2014 Act, the Department of Justice has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Department likely to be affected by these Regulations.
In accordance with section 3(5) of the 2014 Act, the Department of Finance(3) has consented to the making of these Regulations.
To the extent required by section 27 of PSPJOA 2022, these Regulations are made in accordance with Treasury directions made under that section(4).
2014 c. 2 (N.I). Section 3(1) was amended by section 94(2) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (PSPJOA 2022) and section 3(2) was inserted by section 94(3) of that Act.
Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c. 5 (N.I). Section 1(4) renamed the Department of Finance and Personnel as the Department of Finance.
See section 38 of PSPJOA 2022 for the meaning of “Treasury directions”, which includes directions given by the Department of Finance. The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers, Compensation and Information) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2023 were published on 26 January 2023 and are accessible online at https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/directions-made-under-public-service-pensions-and-judicial-offices-act-2022.