{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-act-northern-ireland-2014/section-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-act-northern-ireland-2014/section-21.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2014/2",
  "legislation_title": "Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-act-northern-ireland-2014",
  "path": "section/21",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Consultation",
  "text": "(1) Before making scheme regulations the responsible authority must consult such persons (or representatives of such persons) as appear to the authority likely to be affected by them.\n(2) The responsible authority must publish a statement indicating the persons that the authority would normally expect to consult under subsection (1) (and keep the statement up-to-date).\n(3) Subsection (1) may be satisfied by consultation before, as well as by consultation after, the coming into force of this section.\n(4) Subsection (1) may, in relation to provision contained in scheme regulations—\n(a) under any provision contained in Part 1 of PSPJOA 2022, or\n(b) under section 3(2)(c) of this Act (consequential etc provision in relation to Part 1 of PSPJOA 2022),\nbe satisfied by consultation before, as well as after, the coming into force of the provision mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 21(4) inserted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), ss. 94(16), 131(1)(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 21 in operation at 28.4.2014 by S.R. 2014/123, art. 2(1)(l) (with art. 2(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/2/section/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:25.842529+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."
}