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  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992",
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  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations.)\nThese regulations consolidate (with amendments) the Local Government (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 (“the 1981 regulations”) as amended.The Statutory Rules specified in Schedule 21 are revoked and re-enacted in a new presentation.This new presentation brings together regulations with the same subject matter in one Part.Each Part of these regulations is identified by a capital letter and the regulations within each Part are identified by the appropriate letter and by numbers which run from “1” within each Part.\nConsiderable drafting changes in the layout and terminology of the 1981 regulations have been made but in general the existing provisions have been reproduced.\nThe following new provisions are introduced—\n1 In Part C (Payments by employees)—\n(a) C3 — this enables a period of absence caused by a trade dispute to be treated as relevant absence for the purpose of the regulations and deals with other effects of a dispute;\n(b) C17 — when a pensionable employee leaves employment with an employing authority contributions may be refundable but may be liable to be reduced in the circumstances set out in this regulation;\n(c) C18 — this refers to new Schedule 7.\n2 In Part D (Service)—\n(a) D7 — reckonable service can be increased by an employing authority if there are exceptional reasons for doing so and this regulation sets out the conditions for such increases;\n(b) D9 — where a person worked for an employing authority before becoming a pensionable employee his previous service can be counted as being reckonable following payment under C6;\n(c) D10 — this covers the service of a pensionable employee who becomes a variable-time employee (a new class of employee to the scheme).\n3 In Part E (Benefits)—\n(a) E21 — where a reduction in remuneration occurs a pensionable employee is entitled to receive a certificate and this regulation outlines the procedure.It should be noted that E19 requires employing authorities to examine remuneration up to 13 years prior to retirement in certain circumstances;\n(b) E24 — this service is to be excluded in determining entitlement to benefits;\n(c) E25 — reckonable and non-contributing service under the former regulations is to be counted in determining entitlement to benefits;\n(d) E27 — reckonable service under the former regulations to be counted in calculating amount of benefits.\n4 In Part J (Interchange, etc.)—\n(a) J6 — this regulation safeguards the rights of a person who transfers to a European Community Scheme;\n(b) J13 — applies to a person who transfers to an approved non-local government scheme;\n(c) J14 — this is related to J13 and covers the rights of a person who transfers to an approved non-local government scheme.\n5 In Part N (Decisions and appeals)—\n(a) N1 — a scheduled body shall initially decide any questions arising from the regulations but any decision shall not be binding on another body;\n(b) N2 — in this regulation the decisions to be made by an employing authority regarding employee status are set out;\n(c) N3 — decisions to be made by the Committee regarding employee status are contained in this regulation;\n(d) N4 — the Committee are to decide whether a pensionable employee is eligible for war service;\n(e) N5 — in this regulation the Committee are to decide whether a person is entitled to benefit;\n(f) N6 — the Committee are to decide the amount of benefit payable;\n(g) N7 — a body is obliged to send a written notification to a person once a decision has been made giving details of that decision and the right of appeal.\n6 In Part P (Administration and management)—\n(a) P8 — this safeguards the rights of an employee where payments were being made under regulation 43 of the 1981 regulations;\n(b) P9 — under this regulation a scheduled body shall repay to the fund any extra charges resulting from an increase of reckonable service;\n(c) P10 — contains details of payments and statements to be made to the Committee by employing authorities.\n7 In Part R (Miscellaneous powers and duties of authorities)—\n(a) R1 — information to be supplied by certain employees when requested by the Committee;\n(b) R2 — scheduled bodies are to keep a record of all decisions made under regulations N2 to N4;\n(c) R3 — information to be sent by employing authorities to the Committee and vice versa is set out in this regulation.\n8 In Part S (Miscellaneous and supplemental)—\n(a) S1 — savings provision;\n(b) S2 — savings provision and provision to opt out if a person is adversely affected by these regulations.\n9 Schedule 7 — this Schedule refers to the limitation of payments under Part C.\n10 Schedule 9 — this Schedule applies for the calculation of additional periods of reckonable service under regulation E3(9).\nArticle 14 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 confers express power to make regulations retrospective in effect.These regulations are to a certain extent retrospective but, where rights in relation to ex-employees could be adversely affected, provision is made to opt out (regulation S2).\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUPERANNUATION) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1992\nTABLE of Destinations\nThe following abbreviations are used in this Table—\n1981\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 (S.R. 1981 No. 96)\n1982\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 (S.R. 1982 No. 58)\n1984\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 (S.R. 1984 No. 175)\n1984(2)\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 (S.R. 1984 No. 355)\n1985\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 (S.R. 1985 No. 315)\n1986\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 (S.R. 1986 No. 294)\n1989\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (S.R. 1989 No. 345)\n1991\n— The Local Government (Superannuation and Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 (S.R. 1991 No. 19)\n1991(2)\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 (S.R. 1991 No. 418)\n1991(RF)\n— The Local Government (Superannuation) (Reserve Forces) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 (S.R. 1991 No. 492)\n1981 Regulation\nRemarks\nRegulation in 1992 Regulations\n1\n—\n2\nA2, Sch 1\n3\nAmended by 1991(2) r. 4\nSch 20, Part I and Part II\n4\nSch 20, Part III\n5\nAmended by 1984 r. 2; 1991 (2) r. 5\nP2\n5A\nInserted by 1984 r. 2; amended by 1991(2) r. 5\nP3\n6\nP4\n7\nP4\n8\nAmended by 1991(2) r. 6\nP5\n9\nAmended 1982 r. 2; 1991(2) r. 7\nP6\n10\nSch 20, Part II para 13\n11\nAmended by 1986 r. 4; 1989 r. 4; 1991 r. 4\nB1\n11A\nInserted by 1991 r. 5\nB2\n11B\nInserted by 1991 r. 5\nB3\n11C\nInserted by 1991 r. 5\nB4\n12\nNot re-enacted\n13\nAmended by 1984(2) r. 5; 1989 r. 5; 1991 r. 6\nB5\n14\nAmended by 1985 r. 4; 1986 r. 5; 1989 r. 6 and 7; 1991(RF) r. 10\nC1, C2, C14, P7\n14A\nInserted by 1991 r. 7\nC12\n15\nAmended by 1984(2) r. 6; 1986 r. 6\nC9\n16\nAmended by 1982 r. 3; 1991 r. 8\nC15\n17\nNot re-enacted\n18\nAmended by 1991 r. 9\nE2\n18A\nInserted by 1991 r. 10\nE32\n19\nE2\n20\nAmended by 1984(2) r. 7\nE3\n21\nRevoked by 1984(2) r. 3\n—\n22\nReference to injury allowance not re-enacted—see Part L\nE17\n23\nAmended by 1982 r. 4; 1991 r. 11\nE11\n24\nAmended by 1991 r. 12\nE5, E6\n25\nAmended by 1986 r. 7; 1991 r. 13\nE8, E9\n26\nAmended by 1991 r. 14\nE7\n27\nAmended by 1991 r. 15\nE10\n28\nSubstituted by 1984(2) r. 8\nE12\n28A\nInserted by 1982 r. 5; amended by 1991 r. 16\nE4\n29\nAmended by 1986 r. 8\nE18\n30\nE13\n31\nAmended by 1991(2) r. 8\nE14\n32\nE15\n33\nE16\n33A\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 9\nE30\n33B\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 10\nE31\n34\nD14\n35\nD3(8)\n36\nAmended by 1984(2) r. 9; 1985 r. 5\nCl(5), E26(1)(a), (2) and (3)\n37\nE26(1)(b)\n38\nC10(2) and (3)\n39\nAmended by 1984(2) r. 10; 1991(RF) r. 10\nD1\n40\nAmended by 1982 r. 6; 1989 r. 8; 1991 r. 17\nD1(1)(b), D2, D11(3), D12(1) and (2), E3(9), E22(1) and (2)\n41\nAmended by 1991 r. 18\nE19\n41A\nInserted by 1982 r. 7\nE20(5)-(9)\n42\nG5\n43\nAmended by 1986 r. 9; 1989 r. 9\nC10(2) and (3) are saving provisions only\n43A\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 11; amended by 1985 r. 6\nD8\n44\nC4, D4\n45\nC5, D5\n45A\nInserted by 1991 r. 19\nC11\n46\nC6\n46A\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 11\nC7\n46B\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 11\nC8\n46C\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 11\nD13\n47\nG1\n48\nG2\n49\nG3\n50\nAmended by 1982 r. 8\nG4 — savings provision for those to whom former regulation 50 applies\n51\nNot re-enacted\n52\nNot re-enacted\n53\nAmended by 1982 r. 9; 1984(2) r. 12\nE28(1)\n54\nE28(1)\n55\nNot re-enacted\n56\nE28(2) and (3)\n57\nAmended by 1991 r. 20\nE1\n58\nE2(10), E3(12)(b)\n59\nE1(5)\n60\nE6(5)\n61\nE5(5), E6(4)\n62\nSch 12 para 1, (2)(b)\n63\nC15(10)(c)\n64\nM1(2)\n64A\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 12\nP12\n65\nJ2\n65A\nInserted by 1985 r. 7\nJ3\n66\nAmended by 1985 r. 8\nJ4\n67\nAmended by 1985 r. 9\nJ5\n68\nAmended by 1985 r. 10\nJ7\n69\nAmended by 1985 r. 11\nJ8\n70\nAmended by 1985 r. 12; 1991(2) r. 13\nJ9\n71\nJ10\n72\nJ11\n73\nJ12\n73A\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 14\nJ15\n74\nNot re-enacted\n75\nE29\n76\nAmended by 1985 r. 13\nR4\n77\nNot re-enacted\n78\nM1\n79\nAmended by 1991(2) r. 15\nM2\n80\nAmended by 1991(2) r. 16\nM3\n81\nSubstituted by 1991(2) r. 17\nR5(1)\n82\nNot re-enacted\n83\nAmended by 1984(2) r. 13\nPart N (N8)\n84\nS3\n85\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL1\n86\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL2\n87\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL3\n88\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL4\n89\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1991 r. 21\nL5\n90\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL6\n91\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL7\n92\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1991 r. 22\nL8\n93\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL9\n94\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL10\n95\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14\nL11\n96\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1985 r. 14\nF1\n97\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1985 r. 15\nF2\n98\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1985 r. 16\nF3\n99\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1985 r. 17\nF4\n100\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1985 r. 18; 1989 r. 10\nF5\n100A\nInserted by 1985 r. 19\nR3(5)\n101\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1985 r. 20; 1989 r. 11\nF6\n102\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 14; amended by 1985 r. 21\nF7\nSch 1\nSch 20 Part 1\nSch 2\nAmended by 1989 r. 12; 1991 r. 23\nSch 2\nSch 3\nAmended by 1986 r. 10\nSch 5\nSch 4\nSubstituted by 1986 r. 11\nSch 11\nSch 5\nSch 12\nSch 6\nE9\nSch 7\nNot re-enacted\nSch 8\nSch 3\nSch 9\nAmended by 1986 r. 12; 1989 r. 13\nSch 4\nSch 9A\nInserted by 1991(2) r. 18\nSch 10\nSch 10\nAmended by 1986 r. 13\nSch 8\nSch 10A\nInserted by 1991 r. 24\nSch 6\nSch 11\nAmended by 1982 r. 10; 1984(2) r. 15; 1989 r. 14\nSch 15\nSch 12\nE28(1)\nSch 13\nE28(1)\nSch 14\nAmended by 1985 r. 22; 1991(2) r. 19\nSch 16\nSch 15\nSch 17\nSch 16\nNot re-enacted\nSch 17\nSch 21\nSch 18\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 16\nSch 19\nSch 19\nInserted by 1984(2) r. 16\nSch 13\nSch 20\nInserted by 1985 r. 23\nSch 14",
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