{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2014/310",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“the Superannuation Regulations” means the Teachers' Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998 ;\n“exception” means an exception to section 18(1) of the Act;\n“existing scheme rules” means the provisions of the existing scheme, an existing club scheme or an existing public service scheme;\n“final salary benefits” means the benefits accrued in a final salary scheme in respect of which the pension entitlement payable to or in respect of a person’s pensionable service is or may be determined by reference to the person’s final salary;\n“full protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;\n“protected member”, in relation to the existing scheme, means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;\n“protection period”—\n(a)for a full protection member of the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;\n(b)for a tapered protection member of the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;\n“public service scheme” means a scheme under section 1 of the Act;\n“scheme closing date” means 31st March 2015;\n“tapered protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;\n“tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 4;\n“transition date” means—\n(a)for a tapered protection member of the existing scheme, the day after the tapered protection closing date; or\n(aa) for a full protection member of the existing scheme to whom a retirement pension has become payable under the existing scheme, means the day in which that member becomes an active member of this scheme;\n(ab)for a full protection member of the existing scheme other than a full protection member described in sub-paragraph (aa), means 1st April 2022;\n(b)for a transition member ... who is not a protected member of the existing scheme, the day after the scheme closing date.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 inserted (1.4.2022) by The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/134), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 inserted (1.4.2022) by The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/134), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Teachers’ Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/126), regs. 1, 16"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.R. 1998 No. 333, as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 149, S.R. 2003 No. 147, S.R. 2005 No. 181, S.R. 2005 No. 495, S.R. 2006 No. 163, S.R. 2006 No. 366, S.R. 2007 No. 137, S.R. 2008 No. 50, S.R. 2010 No. 137, S.R. 2012 No. 126, S.R. 2013 No. 54, S.R. 2014 No. 37 and S.R. 2014 No. 70."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/310/schedule/3/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:04:41.805929+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."
}