{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-regulations-northern-ireland-1992/regulation-N3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-regulations-northern-ireland-1992/regulation-N3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1992/547",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-regulations-northern-ireland-1992",
  "path": "regulation/N3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "N3",
  "heading": "Decisions by the Committee as to status of employees",
  "text": "(1) In relation to any employment in which a person is a pensionable employee the Committee are to decide—\n(a) what previous service or employment (if any) he is entitled to reckon—\n(i) as reckonable service; and\n(ii) as qualifying service;\n(b) whether it includes any, and if so what, periods of service as a part-time employee;\n(c) what proportion of whole-time service his service during any such period represents;\n(d) whether a payment in lieu of contributions has been made or equivalent pension benefits have been assured under Part III of the Insurance Act in respect of any period of non-participating employment;\n(e) the amount of any payment in lieu of contributions;\n(f) what rate of contribution the employee is liable to pay to the fund; and\n(g) whether he is entitled to reckon as reckonable service—\n(i) any, and if so how many, added years; or\n(ii) any, and if so what, additional period.\n(2) The questions specified in paragraph (1) are to be decided as soon as is reasonably practicable after the person becomes a pensionable employee in the relevant employment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1992/547/regulation/N3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:53:47.631381+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."
}