Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 28th September, 2010.

I, BRIAN LENIHAN, 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) (No. 2) Regulations 2010.

(2) The collective citation "the Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations, 1964 to 2010" shall include these Regulations.

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

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Family Support Agency

National Centre for Technology in Education

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

23 September 2010.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Finance.

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".