
2024 No. 49
Health And Personal Social ServicesPublic Sector Pensions
The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Made 8th March 2024
Coming into operation -- 1st April 2024

The Department of Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 12(1), (2) and (3) of, and (14)(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 3 to the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (“the 1972 Order”) and sections 1 (1) and (2)(e), 2(1) and 3(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(“the 2014 Act”).
In accordance with Article 12(4) of the 1972 Order and section 21(1) of the 2014 Act, the Department of Health has consulted such persons as appear to the Department of Health likely to be affected by these Regulations.

In accordance with Article 12(1) of the 1972 Order and section 3(5) of the 2014 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance.
Citation and commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and come into operation on 1 April 2024.
Amendment of the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
2 
In the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 in regulation 32 (Contributions by employing authorities), in paragraph (1), for “22.5%” substitute “23.2%”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 8th March 2024.
(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 8th March 2024.
(L.S.)Barry Armstrong
A senior officer of the Department of Finance
