SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 Consequential Amendments

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

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In section 167(1) of that Act—

a

the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate place—

  • “money purchase contracted-out scheme” has the same meaning as in section 4(1)(a)(ii) of the Pensions Act;

“pensionable age” has the same meaning as in section 121 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

b

in the definition of “occupational pension scheme”, for the words “Article 2(2) of the Pensions Order” there shall be substituted the words “ section 1 of the Pensions Act ”;

c

before the definition of “the Pensions Order”, there shall be inserted—

“the Pensions Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;

d

in the definition of “personal pension scheme”, for the words “Article 2(2) of the 1986 Order” there shall be substituted the words “ section 1 of the Pensions Act ” and at the end of that definition there shall be added the words “ and “appropriate”, in relation to such a scheme, shall be construed in accordance with section 3 of that Act ”.