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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2012 No. 119 (C. 12)

Pensions

The Pensions (No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made

14th March 2012

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

1.  This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.

Commencement of provisions

2.  The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 shall come into operation on 6th April 2012—

(a)section 85 (contracting-out: abolition of all protected rights);

(b)section 116 (repeals) in so far as it relates to Part 3 of Schedule 10, and

(c)Part 3 of Schedule 10 (contracting-out: abolition of all protected rights).

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2012

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation section 85 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 10 to, the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) on 6th April 2012. Those provisions provide for the removal of special provisions which apply to the protected rights of members of pension schemes on the contracting-out abolition date (defined in section 85(4) of the Act as the day appointed under section 21 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.)) for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of that Act).

The Pensions (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012 No. 115 (C. 11) specifies 6th April 2012 as the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the dates shown.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.R. No.
Section 49 (partially)3rd January 20122011/441 (C.33)
Section 83 (partially)3rd January 20122011/441 (C.33)
Sections 61 and 6226th January 20092009/22 (C.1)
Section 6316th March 20112011/108 (C.7)
Section 78 (partially)5th July 20102010/50 (C.2)
Section 796th April 20092009/22 (C.1)
Section 80 (partially)6th April 20092009/22 (C.1)
(partially)6th April 20092009/147 (C.9)
Section 83 (partially)3rd January 20122011/441 (C.33)
Sections 86 to 986th April 20112011/108 (C.7)
Section 99 (partially)16th March 20112011/108 (C.7)
(partially)6th April 20112011/108 (C.7)
Section 100 (partially)1st April 20092009/147 (C.9)
Section 1016th April 20112011/108 (C.7)
Section 103 (partially)29th June 20092009/249 (C.16)
Section 104 (partially)26th February 20102010/50 (C.2)
Section 1056th April 20092009/22 (C.1)
Sections 106 and 10726th January 20092009/22 (C.1)
Section 116 (partially)6th April 20092009/22 (C.1)
(partially)6th April 20112011/108 (C.7)
Schedule 1 (partially)6th April 20092009/22 (C.1)
(partially)6th April 20092009/147 (C.9)
Schedule 3 (partially)3rd January 20122011/441 (C.33)
Schedule 4 (partially)6th April 20112011/108 (C.7)
Schedule 56th April 20112011/108 (C.7)
Schedule 6 (partially)1st April 20092009/147 (C.9)
Schedule 8 (partially)29th June 20092009/249 (C.16)
Schedule 9 (partially)26th February 20102010/50 (C.2)
Schedule 10 (partially)6th April 20092009/22 (C.1)
(partially)6th April 20112011/108 (C.7)

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