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s.192
Employers' contributions
Regulated
- Pay Teachers' Pension Scheme employer contributions each pay periodEmployer
s.193
Deduction of contributions from pensionable earnings
Regulated
- Deduct pension contributions from employees' pay each periodEmployer
s.219
Employment records
Regulated
- Keep detailed employment records and report to the DepartmentEmployer
222 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation, extent and commencement
s.002
Establishment of Northern Ireland Teachers' Pension Scheme 2015
s.003
Interpretation
s.004
Connected Schemes
s.005
Leaving pensionable service
s.006
Leaving eligible employment
s.007
Scheme Manager
s.008
Establishment of pension board
s.009
Membership of pension board
s.010
Northern Ireland Teachers’ Pension Scheme Pension Board–Conflict of interest
s.011
Establishment of scheme advisory board
s.012
Membership of scheme advisory board
s.013
Northern Ireland Teachers’ Pension Scheme Advisory Board–Conflict of interest
s.014
Meaning of “an eligible employment”
s.015
Meaning of “P's automatic enrolment date” and “P's automatic re-enrolment date”
s.016
Meaning of “full-time” and “part-time” employment
s.017
Meaning of “irregular employment”
s.018
Meaning of “opt-out notice” and “opt-in notice”
s.019
Eligibility for active membership
s.020
More than one employment
s.021
Dual capacity membership
s.022
Payment of retirement benefits to dual capacity members
s.023
Service not pensionable unless member is entitled to pay
s.024
Service not pensionable unless member's contributions are paid
s.025
Pensionable service–armed forces service
s.026
Election for armed forces service to be pensionable
s.027
Pensionable service on or after automatic enrolment date
s.028
Opting out of this scheme after automatic enrolment date
s.029
Opting into this scheme after automatic enrolment date
s.030
Pensionable service before automatic enrolment date
s.031
Opting out of this scheme before automatic enrolment date
s.032
Opting into this scheme before automatic enrolment date
s.033
Interpretation
s.034
Pensionable earnings for teachers in grant aided schools and peripatetic teachers
s.035
Pensionable earnings for others
s.036
Amounts not forming part of pensionable earnings
s.037
Application for residential benefits in kind to form part of pensionable earnings
s.038
Money value of residential benefits in kind to form part of pensionable earnings
s.039
Pensionable earnings for the purpose of accruing benefits
s.040
Multiple regular full-time or part-time employments
s.041
Multiple employments including at least one irregular employment
s.042
Interpretation
s.043
Pensionable service
s.044
Meaning of “leaver index adjustment”
s.045
Meaning of “leaver PIA index adjustment”
s.046
Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purposes of deferment or full retirement
s.047
Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of phased retirement
s.048
Establishment of pension accounts: general
s.049
Closure of pension accounts on transfer out or repayment of balance of contributions
s.050
Establishment of active member's account
s.051
Receipt of transfer values
s.052
Receipt of club transfer values
s.053
Account to specify amount of pension for a financial year
s.054
Account to specify opening balance and index adjustment
s.055
Ill-health pension ceases to be payable
s.056
Phased retirement pension ceases to be payable
s.057
Establishment of additional pension account
s.058
Account to specify amount of additional pension
s.059
Account to specify opening balance and PIA index adjustment
s.060
Ill-health pension ceases to be payable
s.061
Phased retirement pension ceases to be payable
s.062
Establishment of deferred member's account
s.063
Account to specify amount of accrued earned pension and leaver index adjustment
s.064
Deferred member's account closed after break not exceeding 5 years
s.065
Deferred member's account closed after service under another public service scheme
s.066
Deferred member's account remains open after a gap in service of more than 5 years
s.067
Deferred member's account established after ill-health pension ceases to be payable
s.068
Deferred member's account established after phased retirement pension ceases to be payable
s.069
Meaning of “full retirement earned pension”
s.070
Meaning of “full retirement additional pension”
s.071
Meaning of “phased retirement earned pension”
s.072
Meaning of “phased retirement additional pension”
s.073
Meaning of “standard reduction”
s.074
Meaning of “actuarial adjustment”
s.075
Meaning of “commutation amount”
s.076
Pension accounts for active or deferred members who become pensioner members
s.077
Pension accounts for phased retirement members
s.078
Ill-health pension ceases to be payable
s.079
Phased retirement pension ceases to be payable
s.080
Pension credit member's pension account
s.081
Separate account for each capacity of membership
s.082
Qualifying for retirement benefits
s.083
Re-qualifying for retirement benefits in respect of post-benefit service
s.084
Payment of retirement benefits for post-benefit service
s.085
Meaning of “entitlement day” (age retirement pension)
s.086
Entitlement to age retirement pension
s.087
Annual rate of age retirement pension
s.088
Arrears of pension payable to deferred member who becomes pensioner member after reaching normal pension age
s.089
Interpretation of Chapter
s.090
The reduced annual rate condition
s.091
The new employment condition
s.092
Meaning of “entitlement day” (phased retirement pension)
s.093
Entitlement to phased retirement pension
s.094
Phased retirement applications
s.095
Phased retirement proportion
s.096
Annual rate of phased retirement pension
s.097
Cessation of phased retirement pension
s.098
Subsequent phased retirement applications
s.099
Interpretation of “pensionable service”
s.100
Meaning of “entitlement day” (premature retirement pension)
s.101
Entitlement to premature retirement pension
s.102
Annual rate of premature retirement pension
s.103
Meaning of “entitlement day” (early retirement pension)
s.104
Entitlement to early retirement pension
s.105
Annual rate of early retirement pension
s.106
Interpretation
s.107
Incapacity definitions
s.108
Ill-health applications
s.109
Entitlement day for ill-health pension
s.110
Entitlement to ill-health pension
s.111
No entitlement to ill-health pension
s.112
When ill-health pension does not become payable
s.113
Annual rate of ill-health pension
s.114
When ill-health pension ceases to be payable
s.115
Meaning of “entitlement day” (total incapacity pension)
s.116
Entitlement to total incapacity pension
s.117
Annual rate of total incapacity pension
s.118
Cessation of total incapacity pension
s.119
Application for payment of grant
s.120
Meaning of “entitlement day” (short-service serious ill-health grant)
s.121
Entitlement to short-service serious ill-health grant
s.122
Amount of grant
s.123
Meaning of “entitlement day” (short-service annuity)
s.124
Entitlement to short-service annuity
s.125
Annual rate of short-service annuity
s.126
General
s.127
Meaning of “dies in service”
s.128
Meaning of “dies out of service”
s.129
Meaning of “dies as a pensioner member”
s.130
When a retirement pension does not become payable
s.131
Payment of survivor benefits for post-benefit service
s.132
Death of a dual capacity member
s.133
Meaning of “death grant beneficiary”
s.134
Meaning of “surviving adult”
s.135
Meaning of “surviving nominated partner”
s.136
Meaning of “surviving nominated beneficiary”
s.137
Meaning of “eligible child”
s.138
Payment of death grant
s.139
Death in service grant
s.140
Death out of service grant
s.141
Supplementary death grant payable on death of pensioner member
s.142
Surviving adult pensions
s.143
Annual rate of surviving adult pension: short-term
s.144
Annual rate of surviving adult pension: long-term
s.145
Enhancement of surviving adult pension
s.146
Additional pensions for surviving adults
s.147
Annual rate of additional (surviving adult) pension: short-term
s.148
Annual rate of additional (surviving adult) pension: long-term
s.149
Entitlement to child pension
s.150
Annual rate of child pension: short-term
s.151
Annual rate of child pension: long-term
s.152
Enhancement of child pension
s.153
Interpretation
s.154
Entitlement day for pension credit retirement pension
s.155
Entitlement to pension credit retirement pension
s.156
Annual rate of pension credit retirement pension
s.157
Meaning of death grant beneficiary
s.158
Death grant: death of pension credit member before pension becomes payable
s.159
Death grant: death of pension credit member after benefits payable
s.160
Payment of death grant
s.161
Benefits payable by the Department
s.162
Application for payment of benefits
s.163
Interpretation
s.164
Monthly payment of pension
s.165
Quarterly payment of pension
s.166
Apportionment Act 1870 not to apply
s.167
Member declaration
s.168
Commutation of part of pension
s.169
Amount of lump sum payable under regulation 168
s.170
Commutation amount
s.171
Commutation of whole pension (serious ill-health)
s.172
Amount of lump sum payable under regulation 171 instead of retirement pension
s.173
Amount of lump sum payable under regulation 171 instead of a pension credit retirement pension
s.174
Commutation: small pensions
s.175
Evidence of continuing entitlement to benefit
s.176
Cessation of benefits where no entitlement
s.177
Recovery of overpayment of benefits
s.178
Interest on late payment of benefits
s.179
Payment of benefits in certain cases
s.180
Benefits not assignable
s.181
Forfeiture of benefits
s.182
Reduction in benefits: annual allowance and lifetime allowance charge
s.183
General prohibition on unauthorised payments
s.184
Pensionable earnings for a pay period
s.185
Members' contributions
s.186
Contributions under Schedule 2
s.187
Contributions payable during a period of permanent service in the armed forces
s.188
Meaning of “entitlement day” (repayment of balance of contributions)
s.189
Entitlement to repayment of balance of contributions
s.190
Application for repayment of balance of contributions
s.191
Calculation of balance of contributions
s.194
Deductions not made before an employment ends
s.195
Recovery of unpaid contributions from benefits
s.196
Payment by employers to the Department
s.197
Application of Part
s.198
Interpretation of Part
s.199
Application of Chapter
s.200
Application of this Section
s.201
Application for a statement of entitlement
s.202
Application for payment of a transfer value
s.203
Payment of a transfer value
s.204
Application for acceptance of a transfer value
s.205
Acceptance of a transfer value
s.206
Amount of transferred pension
s.207
Application of Chapter
s.208
Application of this section
s.209
Application for a club transfer statement of entitlement
s.210
Application for payment of a club transfer value
s.211
Payment of a club transfer value
s.212
Application for acceptance of a club transfer value
s.213
Acceptance of a club transfer value
s.214
Amount of club transfer earned pension
s.215
Application of Chapter
s.216
Making a bulk transfer payment
s.217
Application of Chapter
s.218
Accepting a bulk transfer payment
s.220
Information and documents
s.221
Provision of benefit information statements to members
s.222
Extension of time
s.223
Guaranteed minimum pension
s.224
Transitional Provisions
s.225
Scheme valuation and employer cost cap
Schedules
Schedules
1 of 112 shown
s.sch002
Lump sum or monthly payments
Regulated
- Pay employer's additional pension contributions as a lump sumEmployer
111 other schedules
s.sch001
Accepted school
s.sch001
An organiser, not falling within paragraph 9, in the employment...
s.sch001
In this Schedule— “elects” means elects by notice in writing...
s.sch001
Teacher employed in a grant-aided school in Northern Ireland.
s.sch001
Teacher employed in an institution of further or higher education...
s.sch001
A peripatetic teacher employed by an education and library board...
s.sch001
A teacher in a college of education as defined in...
s.sch001
A person mentioned in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of...
s.sch001
Subject to Part 1, a teacher employed in an accepted...
s.sch001
A teacher of a kind other than specified in Part...
s.sch001
An organiser who is employed as a youth and community...
s.sch002
Interpretation of Schedule
s.sch002
Accepting an additional pension election
s.sch002
Determination of contributions payable
s.sch002
Lump sum contributions: payment of contributions and credit of additional pension
s.sch002
Refund of lump sum contribution
s.sch002
Application of Chapter
s.sch002
Payment of contributions
s.sch002
Member leaves all pensionable service before end of contributions payment period
s.sch002
Retirement pension (other than ill-health pension) becomes payable before end of contributions payment period
s.sch002
Revoking an additional pension election
s.sch002
Ill-health pension becomes payable before end of contributions payment period
s.sch002
Meaning of “amount of extra pension”
s.sch002
Death in service before end of contributions payment period
s.sch002
Member leaves all pensionable service before qualifying for retirement benefits
s.sch002
Faster accrual election
s.sch002
Making a faster accrual election
s.sch002
Accepting a faster accrual election
s.sch002
Determination of contributions payable
s.sch002
Payment of contributions
s.sch002
Revoking a faster accrual election
s.sch002
Member leaves all pensionable service before qualifying for retirement benefits
s.sch002
Eligible to make buy-out election
s.sch002
Meaning of “overall amount of extra pension”
s.sch002
Making a buy-out election
s.sch002
Accepting a buy-out election
s.sch002
Determination of the buy-out value
s.sch002
Determination of contributions payable
s.sch002
Payment of buy-out contributions
s.sch002
Monthly payments during gap in service
s.sch002
Revoking a buy-out election
s.sch002
Member leaves all pensionable service before qualifying for retirement benefits
s.sch002
Limit on elections
s.sch002
Actuarial advice
s.sch002
Election to pay contributions for additional pension
s.sch002
Annual rate of additional (self only) pension
s.sch002
Making an additional pension election
s.sch003
Interpretation
s.sch003
Full protection member not eligible to join this scheme
s.sch003
Meaning of “tapered protection member”
s.sch003
Active members of the existing scheme
s.sch003
Active members of an existing public service scheme
s.sch003
Exception for tapered protection members during protection period
s.sch003
Tapered protection member not eligible to join this scheme
s.sch003
Meaning of “transition member”
s.sch003
Active members of the existing scheme
s.sch003
Transition members with continuity of service
s.sch003
Transition members without continuity of service
s.sch003
Active membership of the existing scheme
s.sch003
Application of Part
s.sch003
Member with full protection
s.sch003
Member with tapered protection or no protection
s.sch003
Application of Part
s.sch003
Accepting a bulk transfer payment
s.sch003
Reaching normal pension age
s.sch003
Application of existing scheme rules
s.sch003
Determination of final salary
s.sch003
Annual rate of pension
s.sch003
Application for payment of age retirement pension
s.sch003
Gap in service after scheme closing date
s.sch003
Application for payment of phased retirement pension
s.sch003
Application for payment of premature retirement pension
s.sch003
Application for payment of early retirement pension
s.sch003
Application for payment of ill-health pension
s.sch003
Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under the existing scheme
s.sch003
Transition member in receipt of an ill-health pension who has reached normal pension age under the existing scheme
s.sch003
Entitlement to payment of total incapacity pension
s.sch003
Entitlement to payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant
s.sch003
Application for payment of a surviving adult pension
s.sch003
Calculation of a surviving adult pension of a surviving adult of a transition member
s.sch003
Long-term rate of a surviving adult pension of a surviving adult of a transition member
s.sch003
Reduction of surviving adult pension
s.sch003
Meaning of “tapered protection closing date”
s.sch003
Application for payment of an additional (surviving adult) pension
s.sch003
Application for payment of a child pension
s.sch003
Calculation of a child pension of an eligible child of a transition member
s.sch003
Rate of a child pension of an eligible child of a transition member
s.sch003
Reduction of child pension
s.sch003
Application for payment of a death in service grant
s.sch003
Application for payment of a death out of service grant
s.sch003
Application for supplementary death grant
s.sch003
Application for payment of benefits for pension credit members
s.sch003
Election for employment not to be pensionable in relation to existing scheme continues to have effect
s.sch003
Continuity of service
s.sch003
Qualifying for retirement benefits under existing scheme
s.sch003
Repayment of balance of contributions
s.sch003
Residential emoluments
s.sch003
Transfer payments
s.sch003
Nomination continues to have effect
s.sch003
Election to pay contributions by a person serving in a reserve force
s.sch003
Commutation: small pensions
s.sch003
Meaning of “full protection member”
s.sch003
Active members of the existing scheme
s.sch003
Active members of an existing public service scheme
s.sch003
Exception for full protection member during protection period
s.sch004
Scheme valuation report
s.sch004
Employer cost cap
s.sch004
Breach of employer cost cap margins
s.sch004
Northern Ireland Teachers’ Pension Scheme Advisory Board Report
s.sch004
Action by the Department
s.sch004
Timescale for action
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