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S.I. No. 234 of 2005

SUPERANNUATION (DESIGNATION OF APPROVED ORGANISATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2005

S.I. No. 234 of 2005

SUPERANNUATION (DESIGNATION OF APPROVED ORGANISATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2005

I, BRIAN COWEN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 4(1) of the Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No. 24 of 1963), hereby make the following Regulations:

1.         (1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations, 2005.

(2)  The Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations, 1964 to 2004 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations, 1964 to 2005.

2.         The organisations specified in the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby designated as approved organisations for the purposes of Section 4 of the Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 ( No. 24 of 1963 ).

SCHEDULE

Organisations to which ‘The North/South Pension Scheme’ applies.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

Section 4 of the Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 provides for the transfer of pensionable service in the case of staff transfers between the Civil Service and “approved organisations”, and between one “approved organisation” and another. These regulations designate the organisations set out in the schedule as “approved organisations”.