
PART 1
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care Pensions (Abatement) (No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 November 2022.
PART 2
2 
The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.
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.
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
5 
The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended as provided by regulation 6.
6 
These Regulations have effect as if for the period 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023 ( both dates inclusive) –
(a) in regulation 50 (abatement of pension following increase in pensionable pay) paragraph (2) (a) were omitted; and
(b) in regulation 181 (abatement of pension following increase in engagement in employment) paragraph (2) (a) were omitted.
PART 4
7 
The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015b are amended as provided by regulation 8.
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.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 10 October 2022
(L.S.)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
(L.S.)Patrick Neeson
A senior officer of the Department of Finance
