The Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SCHEMES THAT WERE SALARY RELATED CONTRACTED-OUT SCHEMES

   1. 3. Alteration of scheme rules

   2. 4. Determination that an earner was in contracted-out employment

   3. 5. Provision of information

   4. 6. Overseas schemes

   5. 7. Continuation of transitional arrangements for schemes that began winding up before 6th April 1997

4. PART 3 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO RIGHTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTRACTED-OUT EMPLOYMENT ON AND AFTER 6TH APRIL 1997

   1. 8. Alteration of scheme rules

   2. 9. Payment of a lump sum instead of a pension

   3. 10. Forfeiture of accrued rights

5. PART 4 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO GUARANTEED MINIMUM PENSIONS

   1. 11. Alteration of scheme rules

   2. 12. Circumstances for the purposes of section 13(6) of the 1993 Act in which widower’s or surviving civil partner’s guaranteed minimum pension is payable

   3. 13. Period for the purposes of section 13(6) of the 1993 Act for which widower’s , widow’s or surviving civil partner’s guaranteed minimum pension is payable

   4. 14. Fixed rate revaluation of guaranteed minimum pensions secured by insurance policies or annuity contracts

   5. 15. Fixed rate revaluation of guaranteed minimum pensions for early leavers

   6. 16. Payment of a lump sum instead of a pension

   7. 17. Suspension and forfeiture of guaranteed minimum pension

   8. 18. Conversion into other benefits: actuarial equivalence

   9. 19. Conversion into other benefits: survivors’ benefits

6. PART 5 AMENDMENT OF THE 1996 REGULATIONS

   1. 20. Amendments relating to certification of employments for a period before the second abolition date

   2. 21. Amendments relating to cessation of contracting-out before the second abolition date

7. PART 6 AMENDMENT OF THE CONTRACTING-OUT (TRANSFER AND TRANSFER PAYMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1996

   1. 22. Revaluation after transfer from another scheme

8. PART 7 REVOCATIONS AND SAVINGS

   1. 23. Revocations taking effect on the second abolition date

   2. 24. Saving of provisions relating to the revaluation of guaranteed minimum pensions

   3. 25. Revocations taking effect on 6th April 2019

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       PROVISIONS CONFERRING POWERS EXERCISED IN MAKING THESE REGULATIONS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       REVOCATIONS TAKING EFFECT ON THE SECOND ABOLITION DATE

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       REVOCATIONS TAKING EFFECT ON 6TH APRIL 2019

11. Explanatory Note