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Police

Public Service Pensions

Made 20th March 2019

Coming into operation 1st April 2019

The Department of Justice, makes the following Regulations under sections 25(2)(k) and 26(2)(g) of the Police Northern Ireland Act 1998^f1 (“The 1998 Act”) and Articles 14 and 15 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972^f2; and sections 1(1) and (2)(g)^f3, 2 and 3 of, and Schedule 3 to the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014^f4(“The 2014 Act”).

In accordance with section 25(9)(a) of the 1998 Act, the Department of Justice has invited the views of the Police Advisory Board. In accordance with section 26(6) of the 1998 Act it has consulted both the Policing Board and the Police Association. In accordance with section 21 of the 2014 Act, it has consulted representatives of such persons as appear to the Department likely to be affected by these Regulations.

In accordance with section 72(2A)^f5 of the 1998 Act and section 3(5) of the 2014 Act the Department of Finance^f6 has consented to the making of these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1998 c.32 sections 25 and 26 are amended by section 78(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 and section 26 is amended by section 49(5) of that Act.
f2: S.I 1972/1073(N.I.10).Articles 14 and 15 enable regulations to have a retrospective effect. Article 15(c) was amended by section 74 of and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the 1998 Act.
f3: See also section 1(3) of, and Schedule 1 to the 2014 Act.
f4: 2014 c.35 (N.I.).
f5: Section 72(2A) was inserted into the 1998 Act by section 78(1)of and paragraph 23(6) pf Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. The consent function was vested in the Department of Finance and Personnel by virtue of Article 5 of and paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to S.I.2010/976.
f6: Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c.5 (N.I.). Section 1(4) renamed the Department of Finance and Personnel as the Department of Finance.