{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-52.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/33",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-regulations-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "regulation/52",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Notification of first instance decisions",
  "text": "(1) Every person whose rights or liabilities are affected by a decision under regulation 50 (first instance decisions: general) or 51 (first instance determinations: ill-health) shall be notified of it by the Committee or the employing authority which made it as soon as is reasonably practicable.\n(2) A notification shall include—\n(a) in the case of a decision that the person is not entitled to a benefit, the grounds for the decision;\n(b) in the case of a decision as to the amount of a benefit, a statement showing how the amount is calculated;\n(c) in the case of a notification under paragraphs (a) or (b) a conspicuous statement directing the person’s attention to—\n(i) the address from which he may obtain further information about the decision, including details of any calculation of service or benefits;\n(ii) his right under regulation 54 (right to apply for an appointed person to review a decision) to make an application to an appointed person, the address at which he may be contacted and his job title; and\n(iii) his right under regulation 56 (reference of disagreement to the Committee) to apply to the Committee for a reconsideration of the matter within the time limit referred to in that regulation; and\n(d) in the case of a decision by an employing authority made under regulation 50, a conspicuous statement directing the person’s attention to—\n(i) the employing authority’s address from which he may obtain further information about the decision; and\n(ii) his right of appeal to the county court under regulation 59 (referral of decisions under regulation 50(1) to the county court).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (except reg. 4 for specified purposes, reg. 6 for specified purposes and reg. 11) (1.4.2015) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/189), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. 2 (with regs. 3, 13, 14(1)(d), Sch. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 52 in operation at 1.4.2009, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/33/regulation/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:33:24.030530+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."
}