Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Pensions
Made
12th March 2010
Coming into operation
6th April 2010
Approved by resolution of the Assembly on
21st June 2010
The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) (2010 Act) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2010.
2.—(1) The Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme) Regulations 2005(2) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “the Tribunal” substitute—
““the Tribunal”, in relation to any reference, means the tribunal to which the reference is made, and includes any person acting on behalf of the Tribunal in accordance with regulation 42.”.
(3) For the heading to Part 5 (constitution) substitute “Delegation of Tribunal functions”.
(4) In regulation 42 (acts of the Tribunal) omit “a member of the panel of chairmen of the Tribunal acting alone or by”.
3. In regulation 2 of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme – Costs) Regulations 2005(3) (interpretation) for the definition of “the Tribunal” substitute—
““the Tribunal”, in relation to any reference, means the tribunal to which the reference is made, and includes any person authorised by it to act on its behalf.”.
4. The Pensions Regulator Tribunal Rules 2005(4) and paragraphs 25 to 28 of Schedule 1 to the Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2006(5) are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th March 2010
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme) Regulations 2005 and the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme – Costs) Regulations 2005 and revokes the Pensions Regulator Tribunal Rules 2005 and paragraphs 25 to 28 of Schedule 1 to the Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2006, in so far as relating to Northern Ireland, consequential upon the transfer of the functions of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal by the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal established under section 3 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15).
Corresponding provision in relation to Great Britain is contained in the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/22).