Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 and shall come into operation on—

a

19th December 2017 for the purpose of making an award on a claim for a state pension under regulation 15(1) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19875 (advance notice of retirement and claim for and award of pension) to a person who reaches pensionable age6 on or after 10th April 2018; and

b

9th April 2018 for all other purposes.

2

In this Article “a state pension” means a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.