The Department of Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(e), 2(1) and 3(1), (2)(b) and (c) of and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (“the 2014 Act”)1 and sections 5(1), (5) and 6(a), 6(1), 7(3), 8, 10(1), 11(1) and (5), 12(1) and (3), 18(1) to (3), (5), (6) and (8), 19(1), (4) and (5), 20(1), (2), (4) and (5)(a) and (b), 21 (1)(a), (b) and (e), and (2) to (5), 22(1), (2) (c), (d), (e), (i) and (j) and (6), 23(1), 24(1),25 (1) and (4), 26(1) and (2)(a) to (c), 29(1), (7) and (8), 31(2) and (3) and 37(2) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 20222 (“PSPJOA 2022”).

In accordance with section 21(1) of the 2014 Act3, the Department of Health has consulted such persons or the representatives of such persons as appear to the Department likely to be affected by these Regulations.