http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/310/regulation/4/madeThe Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2019-08-23PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS;EDUCATION These Regulations establish a career average re-valued earnings scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to and in respect of teachers in Northern Ireland. PART 1 4 1 In these Regulations, “connected scheme” means another statutory pension scheme that is connected, within the meaning of section 4(6) of the Act, with this scheme. 2 The scheme established by the Teachers’ Superannuation (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1996 is not a connected scheme. S.R. 1996 No. 260 as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 149, S.R. 2003 No. 86, S.R. 2005 No. 495, S.R. 2006 No. 163 and S.R. 2007 No. 137.