The Health and Social Care Pensions (Abatement) (No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

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Publication 2022-10-10
Last updated 2022-11-01
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
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Made: 10 October 2022

Coming into operation: 1 November 2022

In accordance with Article 12(1) of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and section 3(5) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance.

PART 1 — Introductory

Citation and commencement

1

PART 2 — Amendment of the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

General

2

The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.

Amendment to regulations 84

3

These Regulations have effect as if, for the period 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2024, (both dates inclusive) regulation 84 (suspension of pension on return to HPSS employment) were omitted.

Amendment to regulations 85

4

These Regulations have effect for the period 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2025 (both dates inclusive) as if in the opening words of regulation 85(3) (reduction of pension on return to HPSS employment) the words “or (c)” were omitted.

PART 3 — Amendments to the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

General

5

The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008[^f00003] are amended as provided by regulation 6.

Amendment to regulations 50 and 181

6

These Regulations have effect as if for the period 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023 ( both dates inclusive) –

PART 4 — Amendments to the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

General

7

The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015b are amended as provided by regulation 8.

Amendment to regulation 85

8

These Regulations have effect for the period 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023 (both dates inclusive) as if in regulation 85 (abatement of pension following continuation of employment) paragraph (3) were omitted.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 10 October 2022

Philip Rodgers — A senior officer of the Department of Health

The Department of Finance consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 10 October 2022

Patrick Neeson — A senior officer of the Department of Finance

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations remove the abatement provisions of the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No.95) (“the 1995 Regulations”), the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008 No.256) (“the 2008 Regulations”), the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015 No.120) (“the 2015 Regulations”) for specified periods of time.

Footnotes

[^f00002]: 2014 c.2 (N.I.) section 3 was amended by section 94(11) to (14) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c 7)

[^f00003]: S.R. 2008 No.256 as amended by S.R. 2009 Nos.65 and 188; S.R. 2010 Nos.22, 286 and 420; S.R. 2011 No.256; S.R. 2012 Nos.42 and 78; S.R. 2013 Nos.40, 73, 247 and 259; S.R. 2014 Nos.59 and 225; S.R. 2015 Nos.56, 121 and 122; S.R. 2016 No.384 and S.R. 2019 No.62 S.R. 2015 No.120 as amended by S.R. 2016 No.384 and S.R 2019 No.62

Editorial notes

[^key-884c1a460a2f74e0d87bbb7a774cd18e]: Reg. 1 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b624f4c5d4c6bb36a7b346798cae350f]: Reg. 2 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b13c9b3b9f0d18ee891653310d820399]: Reg. 3 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a1857e9eadf5bb1818e1d5693de4d983]: Reg. 4 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-09359ce5fd2255f70f16b83564ac3435]: Reg. 5 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b6c51ddaa2e5d620fabd84297c2373ef]: Reg. 6 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a15a4ca5596a4dacbe4a9d3a382c8d83]: Reg. 7 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a63ac416a3b284e61ed2cf3166fa5ee3]: Reg. 8 in operation at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

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