Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

2014 nia 2 · Enacted 11 March 2014 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Contents

1. Establishment of new schemes
2. 1Schemes for persons in public service
3. 2Responsible authority for schemes
4. 3Scheme regulations
5. Governance
6. 4Scheme manager
7. 5Pension board
8. 6Pension board: information
9. 7Scheme advisory board
10. Design
11. 8Types of scheme
12. 9Revaluation
13. 10Pension age
14. Cost control
15. 11Valuations
16. 12Employer cost cap
17. 12ASections 11 and 12: restricted schemes
18. 13Employer contributions in funded schemes
19. Administration
20. 14Information about benefits
21. 15Information about schemes
22. 16Records
23. 17Regulatory oversight
24. Transitional
25. 18Restriction of existing pension schemes
26. 19Closure of existing injury and compensation schemes
27. 20Final salary link
28. Procedure for scheme regulations
29. 21Consultation
30. 22Procedure for protected elements
31. 23Procedure for retrospective provision
32. 24Other procedure
33. New schemes: supplementary
34. 25Extension of schemes
35. 25AExtension of schemes where definition of “the judiciary” expanded
36. 26Non-scheme benefits
37. 27Consequential and minor amendments
38. Existing schemes: supplementary
39. 28Existing local government scheme
40. 29Existing schemes for civil servants: extension of access
41. 30Police pensions
42. Public body pension schemes
43. 31New public body pension schemes
44. 32Power to restrict other existing public body pension schemes
45. 33Existing public body pension schemes: pension age
46. General
47. 34General interpretation
48. 35Regulations, orders and directions
49. Final
50. 36Financial provision
51. 37Commencement
52. 38Short title
53. Schedule 1: Persons in public service: definitions
54. Civil servants
55. 1Paragraph 1
56. Holders of judicial office
57. 2Paragraph 2
58. Local government workers
59. 3Paragraph 3
60. Teachers
61. 4Paragraph 4
62. Health service workers
63. 5Paragraph 5
64. Fire and rescue workers
65. 6Paragraph 6
66. Members of the police service
67. 7Paragraph 7
68. Schedule 2: Responsible authorities
69. Civil servants
70. 1Paragraph 1
71. Holders of judicial office
72. 2Paragraph 2
73. Local government workers
74. 3Paragraph 3
75. Teachers
76. 4Paragraph 4
77. Health service workers
78. 5Paragraph 5
79. Fire and rescue workers
80. 6Paragraph 6
81. Members of the police service
82. 7Paragraph 7
83. Schedule 3: Scope of scheme regulations: supplementary matters
84. 1Paragraph 1
85. 2Paragraph 2
86. 3Paragraph 3
87. 4Paragraph 4
88. 5Paragraph 5
89. 6Paragraph 6
90. 7Paragraph 7
91. 8Paragraph 8
92. 9Paragraph 9
93. 10Paragraph 10
94. 11Paragraph 11
95. 12Paragraph 12
96. 13Paragraph 13
97. 14Paragraph 14
98. 15Paragraph 15
99. Schedule 4: Regulatory oversight
100. 1Paragraph 1
101. 2Paragraph 2
102. 3Paragraph 3
103. 4Paragraph 4
104. 5Paragraph 5
105. 6Paragraph 6
106. 7Paragraph 7
107. 8Paragraph 8
108. 9Paragraph 9
109. 10Paragraph 10
110. 11Paragraph 11
111. 12Paragraph 12
112. 13Paragraph 13
113. 14Paragraph 14
114. 15Paragraph 15
115. 16Paragraph 16
116. 17Paragraph 17
117. 18Paragraph 18
118. 19Paragraph 19
119. 20Paragraph 20
120. 21Paragraph 21
121. Schedule 5: Existing pension schemes
122. Civil servants
123. 1Paragraph 1
124. Holders of judicial office
125. 2Paragraph 2
126. Local government workers
127. 3Paragraph 3
128. Teachers
129. 4Paragraph 4
130. Health service workers
131. 5Paragraph 5
132. Fire and rescue workers
133. 6Paragraph 6
134. Members of the police service
135. 7Paragraph 7
136. Schedule 6: Existing injury and compensation schemes
137. Civil servants
138. 1Paragraph 1
139. Local government workers
140. 2Paragraph 2
141. Teachers
142. 3Paragraph 3
143. Health service workers
144. 4Paragraph 4
145. Fire and rescue workers
146. 5Paragraph 5
147. Members of the police service
148. 6Paragraph 6
149. Compensation schemes for loss of office, etc.
150. 7Paragraph 7
151. Schedule 7: Final salary link
152. Persons who remain in an old scheme for past service
153. 1Paragraph 1
154. Persons whose benefits under an old scheme are transferred to another closed scheme
155. 2Paragraph 2
156. Continuity of employment
157. 3Paragraph 3
158. Movement between new schemes
159. 4Paragraph 4
160. Final salary link not to apply again to a pension in payment
161. 5Paragraph 5
162. Schedule 8: Consequential and minor amendments
163. Lands Tribunal and Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 29)
164. 1Paragraph 1
165. Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 35)
166. 2Paragraph 2
167. 3Paragraph 3
168. 4Paragraph 4
169. 5Paragraph 5
170. 6Paragraph 6
171. 7Paragraph 7
172. 8Paragraph 8
173. 9Paragraph 9
174. Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 10)
175. 10Paragraph 10
176. 11Paragraph 11
177. 12Paragraph 12
178. 13Paragraph 13
179. 14Paragraph 14
180. 15Paragraph 15
181. Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (NI 11)
182. 16Paragraph 16
183. Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)
184. 17Paragraph 17
185. 18Paragraph 18
186. Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
187. 19Paragraph 19
188. 20Paragraph 20
189. 21Paragraph 21
190. Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32)
191. 22Paragraph 22
192. 23Paragraph 23
193. 24Paragraph 24
194. Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)
195. 25Paragraph 25
196. Schedule 9: Existing schemes for civil servants: extension of access
197. 1Paragraph 1
198. 2Paragraph 2
199. 3Paragraph 3