Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012

Section 3.

SCHEDULE 2 Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments etc.

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)

1.  The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

2.  In section 55 (pension increase or lump sum where entitlement to retirement pension is deferred) in subsection (2) for “paragraphs 4 to 7 make” substitute “paragraph 4 makes”.

3.—(1) Schedule 5 (pension increase or lump sum where entitlement to retirement pension is deferred) is amended as follows.

(2) Omit paragraph A1(4).

(3) In paragraph 2(5)(a) omit “, 5, 5A, 6 or 6A”.

(4) Omit paragraph 2A.

(5) In paragraph 3B(5)(b)(i) omit “or paragraphs 5 to 6A of this Schedule”.

(6) Omit paragraph 3C(5).

(7) In paragraph 4(1A) after “6A” (in each place) insert “(as those provisions have effect by virtue of section 3(7) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012)”.

(8) In paragraph 7B(5)(b)(i) after “Schedule” insert “(as those provisions have effect by virtue of section 3(7) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012)”.

Repeals of spent enactments

4.  The following provisions are repealed—

(a) paragraph 40 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994;

(b) paragraph 18(15) and (16) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

(c) paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;

(d) paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.