{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/76",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Public Service Pensions\nMade 18th February 2015\nComing into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Department of Justice makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2)(b) , 2(1), 3(1), (2), (3)(a), (3)(c) and (4), 4(3) and (6) (as read with section 4(1)), 5(3)(c) (as read with section 5(1)), 5(4), and (5), 7(1) and (4), 8(1)(a) , 12(6) and (7) , 14(1) and 18(5), (6) and (7) of, paragraph 2 of Schedule 2, Schedule 3 and paragraphs 1(2)(ii), 2(2)(ii) and 5(1) of Schedule 7 to, the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 .\nIn accordance with section 21 of that Act, the Department of Justice has consulted such persons and representatives of such persons as appear to it likely to be affected by these Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 3(5) of that Act, the Department of Finance and Personnel has consented to the making of these Regulations.\nThe Department of Justice has had regard to the matters referred to in section 5(4) of that Act.\nA draft of this instrument has been laid before the Assembly and approved by a resolution of the Assembly in accordance with section 24(1)(c) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "See also section 1(3) and Schedule 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See also section 8(2)(a) and (4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "See also section 12(1) to (3) and (5): coming into force on 1st April 2015."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "2014 c. 2 (N.I.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations restricted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), ss. 90, 91, 131(1)(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Regulations modified (temp) (2.5.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/63), regs. 1(2), 2(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:03:33.835756+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}