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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2026/73",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Public Service Pensions\nMade 1st April 2026\nComing into operation 1st May 2026\nThe Department of Health makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1), 3(1), (2)(a) and (3)(a) and paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 9(a) and (b) of Schedule 3 to the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (“the 2014 Act”):\nIn accordance with sections 21(1) and 22(2)(a) of the 2014 Act, the Department has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to it likely to be affected by these Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the 2014 Act, the Department has laid a report before the Assembly.\nIn accordance with section 3(5) of the 2014 Act, the Department of Finance has consented to the making of these Regulations.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, see 2016 c.5 (N.I.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2014 c.2. (NI). Section 3 was amended by section 94(11) to (14) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Finance and Personnel, see 2016 c.5 (N.I.)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/73/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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