The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

CHAPTER 1 Interpretation

Meaning of “an eligible employment”

14.  An eligible employment is an employment mentioned in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 1.

Meaning of “P’s automatic enrolment date” and “P’s automatic re-enrolment date”

15.  For the purpose of this Part—

(a) “P’s automatic enrolment date” is the date on which section 3 of the 2008 Act;

(b) applies to a person (P) in relation to P’s eligible employment; and

(c) “P’s automatic re-enrolment date” is a date determined under regulation 12 of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010(1) in relation to P’s eligible employment.

Meaning of “full-time” and “part-time” employment

16.  For the purpose of these Regulations—

(a) an employment is “full-time” if the contract of employment describes it as full-time (whether in those terms or otherwise); and

(b) an employment is “part time” if the contract of employment describes it as part-time (whether in those terms or otherwise).

Meaning of “irregular employment”

17.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, an employment is an irregular employment if the contract of employment requires the employee—

(a) to be available for work for the period specified in the contract of employment; and

(b) to undertake and be remunerated for work during that period only when so required by the employer.

(2) A person in pensionable service in relation to an irregular employment is in pensionable service for the period specified in the contract of employment.

Meaning of “opt-out notice” and “opt-in notice”

18.  For the purpose of these Regulations—

(a) “opt-out notice”, in relation to service in an eligible employment, means a notice under regulation 28 or 31; and

(b) “opt-in notice”, in relation to service in an eligible employment, means a notice under regulation 29 or 32.

(1)

S.R. 2010 No. 122.