Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993^f1;

• “the 2014 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;

• “the new scheme” means the pension scheme established by regulations made under section 1(1) and 2(g) of the 2014 Act; and

• “the old scheme” means the pension schemes established by—

  1. (a)

     the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988^f2; or

  2. (b)

     the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009^f3;

regulations made under sections 25(2)(k) and 26(2)(g) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998^f4.