# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“the Superannuation Regulations” means the Teachers' Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998 ;
“exception” means an exception to section 18(1) of the Act;
“existing scheme rules” means the provisions of the existing scheme, an existing club scheme or an existing public service scheme;
“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;
“full protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;
“protected member”, in relation to the existing scheme, means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;
“protection period”—
(a)for a full protection member of the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;
(b)for a tapered protection member of the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;
“public service scheme” means a scheme under section 1 of the Act;
“scheme closing date” means 31st March 2015;
“tapered protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;
“tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 4;
“transition date” means—
(a)for a tapered protection member of the existing scheme, the day after the tapered protection closing date; or
(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;
(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;
(b)for a transition member ... who is not a protected member of the existing scheme, the day after the scheme closing date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/310/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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