The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
These Regulations further amend the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (“the Superannuation Scheme Regulations”), which make provision for the superannuation of HPSS employees and the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, (“the AVC Regulations”) which make provision to enable members of the Superannuation Scheme, or their employers to pay additional voluntary contributions to secure additional pension benefits by the investment of those contributions. An amendment is also made to the Health and Personal (Injury Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, (“the Injury Benefits Regulations”) which provide for the payment of injury benefits to employees of the Health and Personal Services who are injured, or contract a disease in the course of their employment.