72 The State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 is amended as follows.N.I.
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I1Sch. 12 para. 72 in operation at 14.9.2015 for specified purposes by S.R. 2015/329, art. 2(2)(a)
I2Sch. 12 para. 72 in operation at 6.4.2016 so far as not brought into operation earlier by an order, see s. 53(1)(3)
73 In section 3 (savings credit), for subsection (1) substitute—N.I.
“(1) The first of the conditions mentioned in section 1(2)(c)(ii) is that the claimant—
(a)has attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016 and has attained the age of 65 (before, on or after that date), or
(b)is a member of a couple, the other member of which falls within paragraph (a).”.
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I3Sch. 12 para. 73 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)
74 After that section insert—N.I.
(1) Regulations may provide that, in prescribed cases, a person who is a member of a mixed-age couple is not entitled to a savings credit.
(2) For example, the regulations could provide that a member of a mixed-age couple is not entitled to a savings credit unless—
(a)the person has been awarded a savings credit with effect from a day before 6 April 2016 and was entitled to a savings credit immediately before that date, and
(b)the person remained entitled to state pension credit at all times since the beginning of 6 April 2016.
(3) In this section “mixed-age couple” means a couple (whenever formed) one member of which had attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016 and the other had not.”.
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I4Sch. 12 para. 74 in operation at 14.9.2015 by S.R. 2015/329, art. 2(2)(c)
75 In Schedule 1 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, omit paragraph 41.N.I.
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I5Sch. 12 para. 75 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)