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The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
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PENSIONS
These Regulations are made in consequence of the revised procedures for contracting out contained in Part IV of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (“the Order”). Provisions of Part IV of the Order, for the purposes of authorising the making of regulations, and Article 166 of the Order, in so far as it was not already in operation, came into operation on 6th April 1996 by virtue of the Pensions (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 91 (C. 4)).
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 1(2)(a)
The Pensions (2015 Act) (Abolition of Contracting-out for Salary Related Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
art. 3(a)
art. 1(a)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 1(2)(b)(ii)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 20(2)(c)
reg. 1(a)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 8(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 20(5)(b)
reg. 1(a)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 23(g)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 20(9)
reg. 1(a)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 62(2)(f)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out and Modification of Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
reg. 2(a)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 62(2)(g)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out and Modification of Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
reg. 2(b)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 42(2A)
The Pensions (2008 Act) (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
reg. 6(13)(b)
reg. 1(a)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 42(2B)(c)
The Pensions (2008 Act) (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
reg. 6(13)(c)
reg. 1(a)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 37(1A)
The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
art. 12(6)(a)
art. 1(b)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 63(2)(aa)
The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
art. 12(12)
art. 1(b)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 37(1A)
The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
art. 32
art. 1(d)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 48(5)(ca)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding up, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. Pt. 1
para. 8(2)(b)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 48(5A)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding up, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. Pt. 1
para. 8(2)(c)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 1(1A)
The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 2
para. 11
art. 1(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 20(1)(b)
The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 2
para. 12
art. 1(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 26 and cross-heading
The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 2
para. 14
art. 1(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 45(3A)
The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 2
para. 15
art. 1(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 50A
The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 2
para. 16
art. 1(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 58(3)
The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 2
para. 19(d)
art. 1(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 20(1)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(2)(a)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 20(1)(a)
(b)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(2)(b)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 20(1)(a)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(2)(c)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 20(1)(c) and word
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(2)(d)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(i)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(3)(a)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(i)(aa)
(bb)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(3)(b)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(i)(aa)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(3)(c)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(i)(cc)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(3)(d)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 9(5)(ea)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(2)(a)(iii)
reg. 1(2)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 9(5)(ea)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 4(2)(b)
reg. 1(2)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 39(1)
The Pensions (2008 Acts) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009
art. 3(4)(a)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 39(2)
The Pensions (2008 Acts) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009
art. 3(4)(b)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 63(2)(aa)
The Pensions (2008 Acts) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009
art. 3(5)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 20(1)(a)
(iia)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
reg. 3
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 18(3)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 3
para. 1(4)(c)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 72(1A)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Sch. 3
para. 1(5)(a)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(i)
(ii)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
reg. 2(b)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(i)(aa)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
reg. 2(c)(i)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)
(cc)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
reg. 2(c)(ii)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(iii)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
reg. 2(d)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 23(h)(i)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
reg. 2(2)(d)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Sch. 3
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
Sch.
reg. 2(3)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 1(1A)
The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019
reg. 88(2)
reg. 6-9
reg. 1(2)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 26(1)(b)(iii) and word
The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019
reg. 88(3)(a)
reg. 6-9
reg. 1(2)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 26(1)(c)
The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019
reg. 88(3)(b)
reg. 6-9
reg. 1(2)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 26(2)
The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019
reg. 88(4)
reg. 6-9
reg. 1(2)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 62(2)(e)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
reg. 4(3)(a)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 62(2)(f)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
reg. 4(3)(b)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 60(1)(b)(i)(aa)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
reg. 2(a)
reg. 1
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 42(2ZA)-(2ZC)
The Occupational and Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
reg. 3(c)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 3(3)(a)(i)(ia)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Sch. 9
para. 2(a)
reg. 1(1)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 51(1A)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006
reg. 2(2)(a)
reg. 1(1)(b)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 51(1D)
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006
reg. 2(2)(b)
reg. 1(1)(b)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
reg. 69A
69B
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
reg. 2
Part IIISalary Related Contracted-out Schemes
Reference scheme: circumstances in which widows' or widowers' pensions need not be payable26
For the purposes of section 8B(4)(a) of the Act (reference scheme to provide widows' and widowers' pensions except in prescribed circumstances) the prescribed circumstances are where—
a
the scheme member marries after having received benefits under the scheme, or
b
the widow or widower of the scheme member remarries or lives together as husband and wife with another person to whom he or she is not married after having received benefits under the scheme, or
c
the widow or widower of the scheme member is living together as husband and wife with another person to whom he or she is not married at the time of the member’s death.