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SCHEDULES
STATE PENSION: CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS
PART 1 CATEGORY A AND B RETIREMENT PENSIONS: SINGLE CONTRIBUTION CONDITION
1.(1) Section 44 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category...
2.(1) Section 48A of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category...
3.(1) Section 48B of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category...
4.In section 60 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (complete...
5.After section 60 of the Contributions and Benefits Act insert—...
PART 2 CATEGORY B RETIREMENT PENSION: REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON ENTITLEMENT
PART 3 CONTRIBUTIONS CREDITS FOR RELEVANT PARENTS AND CARERS
PART 4 CATEGORY A AND C RETIREMENT PENSIONS: ABOLITION OF ADULT DEPENDENCY INCREASES
12.In section 30B of the Contributions and Benefits Act (incapacity...
13.In section 78 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Categories...
14.In section 88 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (increases...
15.In section 89 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (meaning...
16.In section 114 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (persons...
17.In section 145 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (pensioners'...
PART 5 UP-RATING OF BASIC PENSION ETC. AND STANDARD MINIMUM GUARANTEE BY REFERENCE TO EARNINGS
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
21.In section 135 of the Administration Act (effect of alteration...
22.In section 135A of that Act (power to anticipate pensions...
25.In section 139B of that Act (effect of alterations affecting...
28.In Schedule 5 to that Act (regulations not requiring prior...
29.In Schedule 5A to that Act (regulations not requiring prior...
PART 6 DEEMED EARNINGS FACTORS FOR PURPOSES OF ADDITIONAL PENSION
ADDITIONAL PENSION: SIMPLIFIED ACCRUAL RATES
PART 1 NEW SCHEDULE 4B TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT
PART 3 CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
3.In section 39 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (rate...
4.(1) Section 39C of the Contributions and Benefits Act (rate...
5.(1) Section 44 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category...
6.In section 46 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (modification...
7.In section 48A of the Contributions and Benefits Act (rate...
8.In section 48B of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category...
9.In section 48BB of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category...
10.In section 48C of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category...
11.In Schedule 4A to the Contributions and Benefits Act (additional...
ABOLITION OF CONTRACTING-OUT FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION SCHEMES
PART 1 AMENDMENTS HAVING EFFECT AS FROM ABOLITION DATE
The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
1.The Pension Schemes Act has effect subject to the following...
2.(1) Section 3 (issue of contracting-out and appropriate scheme certificates)...
3.(1) Section 4 (definitions of certain terms) is amended as...
4.(1) Section 5 (general requirements for certification of schemes) is...
5.In section 6 (protected rights and money purchase benefits) in...
6.Omit section 8 (determination of basis on which scheme is...
7.In section 16 (transfer of accrued rights) in subsection (3)...
8.For the italic cross-heading before section 22 substitute “ Requirements...
9.Before section 22 (persons who may establish scheme) insert— Requirements...
10.After section 23 insert— Requirements in relation to giving effect...
12.For section 28A substitute— Discharge of protected rights on winding...
13.(1) Section 29 (tax requirements to prevail over certification requirements)...
14.(1) Section 29A (appropriate schemes: “blowing the whistle”) is amended...
15.(1) Section 30 (cancellation, variation, surrender and refusal of certificates)...
16.(1) Section 34 (alteration of rules of appropriate schemes) is...
17.In section 38A (reduced rates of Class 1 contributions, and...
18.Omit section 38B (determination and alteration of rates of contributions,...
19.In section 39 (payment of minimum contributions to personal pension...
21.In section 41 (amount of minimum contributions) at the end...
22.Omit section 41A (alteration of rates of minimum contributions under...
23.(1) Section 44A (additional pension and other benefits) is amended...
24.(1) Section 46 (powers of HMRC to approve arrangements for...
25.(1) Section 48 (supervision of schemes which have ceased to...
26.In section 51 (payment of state scheme premiums on termination...
27.In section 64A (safeguarded rights) in subsection (5) in paragraph...
28.In section 83 (general protection principle) in subsection (1) (when...
29.In section 92 (further provisions concerning exercise of option to...
30.(1) Section 152 (information for the purposes of contracting-out) is...
31.In section 159 (exemption of certain schemes from rule against...
32.In section 160 (Crown employment) for subsection (2) substitute—
33.In section 172 (general financial arrangements) in subsection (2) (amounts...
34.(1) Section 176 (general interpretation) is amended as follows.
35.After section 176 insert— Interpretation of references to money purchase...
The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 11)
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
45.The Pension Schemes Act has effect subject to the following...
46.In section 4 (meaning of, among other things, “minimum payment”)...
47.In section 16 (transfer of accrued rights) in subsection (3)...
50.Omit section 38A (reduced rates of contributions, and rebates, for...
51.Omit section 39 (payment of minimum contributions to personal pension...
53.Omit section 41B (money purchase and personal pension schemes: verification...
54.In section 46 (powers of HMRC to approve arrangements for...
55.In section 160 (Crown employment) in subsection (2) (employees of...
56.(1) Section 172 (general financial arrangements) is amended as follows....
58.(1) Schedule 1 (certification regulations) is amended as follows.
59.(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 (priority in bankruptcy, etc.:...
REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN APPROVING ACTUARIAL GUIDANCE
PART 1 CATEGORY B RETIREMENT PENSION: REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON ENTITLEMENT
PART 2 CATEGORY A AND C RETIREMENT PENSIONS: ABOLITION OF ADULT DEPENDENCY INCREASES
PART 7 ABOLITION OF CONTRACTING-OUT FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION SCHEMES: FURTHER REPEALS
PART 8 REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN APPROVING ACTUARIAL GUIDANCE
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