The Pensions (2004 Act and 2005 Order) (PPF Payments and FAS Payments) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

PART 2 AMENDMENT OF THE JOBSEEKERS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1995

2.—(1) The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1) shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In Article 2 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “family” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““FAS payments” means payments made under the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005;”;

(b) after the definition of “personal pension scheme” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““PPF payments” means any payments made in relation to a person—

(a)

payable under the pension compensation provisions as specified in Article 146(2) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 or section 162(2) of the Pensions Act 2004 (the pension compensation provisions); or

(b)

payable under Article 150 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 or section 166 of the Pensions Act 2004 (duty to pay scheme benefits unpaid at assessment date etc.);”.

(3) In Article 6(1)(b) (amount payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance) for “and pension payments” there shall be substituted “, pension payments, PPF payments and FAS payments”.

(1)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)