PART 6GENERAL

118Commencement

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Subject to the following provisions, this Act comes into operation in accordance with provision made by order by the Department.

2

Subsection (1) does not apply to—

a

sections 65 to 68;

b

section 84;

c

section 102 (and Schedule 7 and Part 6 of Schedule 10 and section 116 so far as relating thereto);

d

section 108;

e

section 109;

f

section 111;

g

this Part, except Parts 1 to 5 of Schedule 10 and section 116 so far as relating thereto;

h

the provisions mentioned in subsection (3);

i

the provisions mentioned in subsection (5);

j

any other provision of this Act so far as it confers any power to make regulations, rules or an order under this Act.

3

The provisions mentioned in this subsection are—

a

in Schedule 8—

i

paragraph 1 so far as relating to any of the following paragraphs;

ii

paragraph 3 (and paragraph 2 so far as necessary for the purposes of that paragraph);

iii

paragraphs 5 to 7;

iv

paragraph 8 for purposes other than those of the material detriment test;

v

paragraphs 9 to 14;

vi

in paragraph 15, sub-paragraph (1) so far as relating to paragraphs 6 and 7, sub-paragraph (2) for purposes other than those of the material detriment test, and sub-paragraphs (3) and (4);

vii

paragraph 16;

b

section 103 so far as relating to any of the paragraphs of that Schedule mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection;

c

the repeal in Schedule 10 relating to Article 34(5)(a)(ii) of the 2005 Order, the note in that Schedule relating to that repeal and section 116 so far as relating to that repeal and that note.

4

Section 84 comes into operation on 6th April 2009.

5

Sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 6 of Schedule 7, and Part 6 of Schedule 10 so far as relating to the repeals mentioned in that sub-paragraph, come into operation on the day appointed by an order under section 21(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1) for the coming into operation of paragraph 44(2) of Schedule 4 to that Act.