Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 25th June 1999.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the principal Regulations” means the Local Government (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(3).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  Part I of Schedule 20 to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows–

(a)in paragraph 1 for the word “eight” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted the word “five”; and

(b)in paragraph 3 for “9” there shall be substituted “6”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Local Government (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (“the principal Regulations”).

Part I of Schedule 20 to the principal Regulations sets out the constitution of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers— Superannuation Committee. Paragraph 1 thereof prescribes the appointment and composition of the Committee. Regulation 2 of these regulations amends paragraph 1 of that Schedule to provide that five (formerly eight) members shall be appointed as representative of scheduled bodies and admitted bodies, and five (formerly eight) members shall be appointed as representative of the classes of officers of scheduled bodies or admitted bodies affected by the regulations.

Regulation 2 also amends paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 20 to provide that the quorum of the Committee shall be 6 (formerly 9).