2.—(1) These Regulations establish a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of persons working in local government employment, and in these Regulations is referred to as “the Scheme”.
(2) The Scheme manager responsible for the administration of pensions and other benefits payable under these Regulations, is the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee, and in these Regulations is referred to as “the Committee”.
(3) The Department may, after consultation with the Government Actuary's Department, issue actuarial guidance to the Committee.
[F1(3A) The Department may issue guidance to the Committee on the administration and management of the Scheme.
(3B) Before preparing or revising guidance under paragraph (3A), the Department must consult such persons as appear appropriate to it.]
(4) Schedule 1 (interpretation) contains definitions of expressions used in these Regulations which apply for their interpretation unless the context indicates they have a different meaning.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2(3A)(3B) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/163), regs. 1(1), 3