The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
These Regulations amend the Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (No. 113) (“the 2015 Regulations”) in consequence of provision made by the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c.7). The amendments ensure that the existing pension schemes established by the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988 (No. 374) (“the 1988 Scheme”) and the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (No. 79) (“the 2006 Scheme”) will, except for limited purposes, be closed to the accrual of pension benefits on and after 1st April 2022 and that any members currently treated as being in pensionable service under the existing pension schemes will, on that date, begin accruing benefits in the scheme established by the 2015 Regulations (“the 2015 Scheme”).