The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 12) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2018 No. 23 (C. 2)

Pensions

The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 12) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Made

1st February 2018

The Department for Communities(1) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(2).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 12) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018.

Commencement of provisions

2.  Paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (amendments of Schedule 6 to the 2005 Order), and section 100 of that Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph, shall come into operation on 2nd February 2018.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 1st February 2018

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Communities

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) (and section 100 of the Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph) on 2nd February 2018.

Paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Act amends paragraph 33 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)). Paragraph 33 provides a power to modify Schedule 6 in its application to such schemes as may be prescribed. The amendment adds sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) to paragraph 33 to make specific provision about the exercise of the modification power in relation to “variable-rate schemes”, as defined in sub-paragraph (3).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the dates shown.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.R. No.
Section 130th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 2 and 3(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 5 to 10(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 13(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 14(partially)8th June 20122012 No. 236 (C. 21)
Sections 15 to 18(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 1930th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 20 to 22(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 24(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 26(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 28(partially)8th June 20122012 No. 236 (C. 21)
Sections 29 and 30(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 3130th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 32 and 33(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 34 to 3630th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 37 and 38(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 3930th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 40 and 41(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 4230th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 43(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 44 to 4830th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 49(partially)3rd January 20122011 No. 441 (C. 33)
(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 50 and 5130th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 52(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 5330th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 54(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 55 and 5630th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 57(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 58(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 6030th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 61 and 6226th January 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Section 6316th March 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 6430th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 691st October 20122012 No. 372 (C. 35)
Sections 70 to 7630th June 20122012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 78(partially)5th July 20102010 No. 50 (C. 2)
Section 796th April 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Section 80(partially)6th April 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
(partially)6th April 20092009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Section 83(partially)3rd January 20122011 No. 441 (C. 33)
Section 856th April 20122012 No. 119 (C. 12)
Sections 86 to 986th April 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 99(partially)16th March 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
(partially)6th April 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 100(partially)1st April 20092009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Section 1016th April 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 103(partially)29th June 20092009 No. 249 (C. 16)
Section 104(partially)26th February 20102010 No. 50 (C. 2)
Section 1056th April 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Sections 106 and 10726th January 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Section 11013th March 20142014 No. 76 (C. 3)
Section 116(partially)6th April 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
(partially)6th April 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
(partially)6th April 20122012 No. 119 (C. 12)
(partially)1st October 20122012 No. 372 (C. 35)
Schedule 1(partially)6th April 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
(partially)6th April 20092009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Schedule 3(partially)3rd January 20122011 No. 441 (C. 33)
Schedule 4(partially)6th April 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Schedule 56th April 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Schedule 6(partially)1st April 20092009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Schedule 8(partially)29th June 20092009 No. 249 (C. 16)
Schedule 9(partially)26th February 20102010 No. 50 (C. 2)
Schedule 10(partially)6th April 20092009 No. 22 (C. 1)
(partially)6th April 20112011 No. 108 (C. 7)
(partially)6th April 20122012 No. 119 (C. 12)
(partially)1st October 20122012 No. 372 (C. 35)
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See section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))