Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“the 2014 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;
“the new scheme” means the pension scheme established by regulations made under section 1(1) and (2)(g) of the 2014 Act; and
“the old scheme” means the pension schemes established by—
1. (a)
  
  the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988^f1; or
2. (b)
  
  the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009^f2;

regulations made under sections 25(2)(k) and 26(2)(g) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998^f3.

Annotations

f1: S.R. 1988 No.374. Amended by S.R. 1988 No.438, S.R. 1989 Nos. 106, 160 and 387, S.R. 1990 No. 411, S.R.1993 Nos. 223 and 327, S.R. 1996 No. 4, S.R. 1997 No. 259, S.R. 1998 No. 240, S.R. 2001 No. 369, S.R 2002 No. 100, S.R. 2004 No. 384, S.R. 2006 Nos. 122, 123, 152, 268 and 313, S.R. 2007 Nos. 476, 484 and 485, S.R. 2009 No. 143, S.R. 2010 Nos. 43 and 348, S.R. 2012 No. 64, S.R. 2013 Nos. 35 and 36, S.I. 2013/2318 and 2014 (c.2) (N.I.).
f2: S.R. 2009 No.79. Amended by S.R. 2010 No. 348, S.R. 2012 No. 64, S.R. 2013 Nos. 35 and 36 and S.I. 2013/2318.
f3: 1998 c.32. The powers conferred by sections 25 and 26 are extended by Articles 14 and 15 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1073 (N.I. 10)). Both sections have been modified by section 49 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (2000 c. 32).