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The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 22 (C. 1)

Pensions

The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

23rd January 2009

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009.

(2) In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or Schedule to, the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 bearing that number.

Commencement of provisions

2.—(1) The following provisions shall come into operation on 26th January 2009—

(a)section 61 (disclosure of tax information etc.);

(b)section 62 (penalty for disclosure);

(c)section 106 (appointment of trustees); and

(d)section 107 (intervention by Regulator where scheme’s technical provisions improperly determined).

(2) The following provisions shall come into operation on 6th April 2009—

(a)section 79 (abolition of safeguarded rights);

(b)section 105 (payments to employers);

(c)Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 (revaluation of accrued benefits etc.) and section 80 in so far as it relates to those Parts; and

(d)in Schedule 10 (repeals), Part 2 and in Part 5 the repeal relating to Article 54(3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2) and section 116 in so far as it relates to those repeals.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 23rd January 2009

(L.S.)

John O’Neill

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation sections 61 and 62 and 106 and 107 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 on 26th January 2009. It also brings the following provisions of that Act into operation on 6th April 2009—

  • sections 79 and 105;

  • Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 and section 80 in so far as it relates to those Parts; and

  • Part 2 and Part 5 (partially) of Schedule 10 (repeals) and section 116 in so far as it relates to those repeals.

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