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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.
(2) Regulation 3 comes into operation on the same day as paragraph 38 of Schedule 13 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 comes into operation. On that day regulation 9 of the Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 ceases to have effect.
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In these Regulations—
 “the 2014 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;
 “the new scheme” means the pension scheme established by regulations made under section 1(1) and (2)(g) of the 2014 Act; and
 “the old scheme” means the pension schemes established by—
(a) the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988; or
(b) the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009;regulations made under sections 25(2)(k) and 26(2)(g) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.
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After regulation 9 of the Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 insert—“
9A. 

(1) Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the 1993 Act (protection for early leavers: protection of increases in guaranteed minimum pensions (“anti-franking”)) is modified as follows.
(2) In the application of that Chapter to P as a member of the old scheme—
(a) in section 83(1)(a)(i) (general protection principle), the reference to the time when P ceases to be in pensionable service under a scheme that was, before the second abolition date, a salary-related contracted-out scheme is to be taken as a reference to the time when P ceases to be in pensionable service in relation to the new scheme; and
(b) subsequent references to “the cessation date” are to be construed accordingly.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 20th January 2016.
David Ford
Minister of Justice
The Department of Finance and Personnel has consented to these Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 20th January 2016.
Joanne McBurney
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
