Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012
Part 1
State Pension
1
Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women
2
Duty to report on the impact of socio-economic background (including health indicators) in relation to retirement pension
3
Abolition of certain additions to the state pension
4
Consolidation of additional pension
Part 2
Automatic Enrolment
5
Automatic re-enrolment where scheme membership interrupted
6
Earnings trigger for automatic enrolment and re-enrolment
7
Postponement or disapplication of automatic enrolment
8
Timing of automatic re-enrolment
9
Review of earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
10
Rounded figures for earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
11
Qualifying schemes: administration charges
12
Test scheme standard for schemes that produce sum of money for provision of benefits
13
Certification that alternative to quality requirement is satisfied
14
Certification for non-UK schemes
15
Transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes to be optional
16
Arrangements where transitional conditions cease to be satisfied
17
Power of managers to modify by resolution
18
No indemnification for civil penalties
19
Power to exempt certain cross-border employment from enrolment duty
Part 3
Occupational Pension Schemes
Indexation and revaluation
20
Indexation and revaluation
21
Indexation requirements for cash balance benefits
Pension Protection Fund
22
Pension Protection Fund
Miscellaneous
23
Payment of surplus to employer: transitional power to amend scheme
24
Contribution notices and financial support directions
25
Technical amendment to Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
26
Technical amendment to section 38(2) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993
Part 4
Money Purchase Benefits
27
Definition of money purchase benefits
28
Transitional
29
Consequential and supplementary
30
Power to make further provision
31
Regulations
Part 5
Miscellaneous and General
Miscellaneous
32
Grants by the Department to advisory bodies etc.
33
Service of documents and electronic working
General
34
Commencement
35
Short title
Schedules
SCHEDULE 1
Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women: consequential amendments
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
1
In section 2A (claim or full entitlement to certain benefits...
2
In section 2AA (full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on...
3
In section 2D (work-related activity) in subsection (9)(e) for “6...
The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 22)
4
In Article 123 (equalisation of and increase in pensionable age...
The Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1)
5
In section 11 (increase in pensionable age for men and...
6
In Schedule 3 (increase in pensionable age for men and...
SCHEDULE 2
Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments etc.
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
1
Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments
2
Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments
3
Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments
Repeals of spent enactments
4
Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments
SCHEDULE 3
Consolidation of additional pension
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
1
Consolidation of additional pension
2
Consolidation of additional pension
3
Consolidation of additional pension
4
Consolidation of additional pension
5
Consolidation of additional pension
6
Consolidation of additional pension
The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
7
Consolidation of additional pension
8
Consolidation of additional pension
The Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13)
9
Consolidation of additional pension
SCHEDULE 4
Pension Protection Fund
Requirements to obtain actuarial valuations
1
The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 is amended as follows....
2
In Article 54(3) (right to apply under Article 367 of...
3
(1) Article 125 (effect of review of ill health pension)...
4
In Article 126 (interpretation) in the definition of “scheme valuation”...
5
(1) Article 127 (Board's obligation to obtain valuation of assets...
6
After Article 127 insert— Determinations under Article 127 (1) Where the Board makes a determination under Article 127(2)(a)...
7
(1) Article 128 (approval of valuation) is amended as follows....
8
In Article 129(1) (binding valuations) for “127” substitute “ 127(2)(b)...
9
(1) Article 135 (application for Board to assume responsibility for...
10
In Article 138(5)(b) (requirement to wind up scheme) after “that...
11
(1) Article 142 (Board's duty to assume responsibility for closed...
12
(1) Article 144 (transfer notice) is amended as follows.
13
(1) Schedule 8 (reviewable matters) is amended as follows.
Requirement to obtain protected benefits quotation
14
In Article 135(4)(a) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005...
15
(1) Article 136 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005...
16
In the following provisions of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order...
Removal of restriction on transfer notices
17
(1) The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 is amended as...
Assembly control of orders and regulations
18
In Article 288(3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005...
Pension credit members
19
(1) Schedule 6 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005...
20
In the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 omit...
Postponement of compensation
21
Schedule 6 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (pension...
22
For paragraph 25A (deferral of compensation) and the heading before...
23
(1) In paragraph 5(3) (periodic compensation for postponed pensioner at...
24
(1) In paragraph 6 (periodic compensation for widow or widower...
25
In paragraph 24(1) (commutation of periodic compensation) for “becomes payable”...
26
(1) In paragraph 25B (eligibility for terminal illness lump sum)—...
27
(1) Paragraph 28 (annual increase in periodic compensation) is amended...
28
(1) In paragraph 29 (Board's powers to alter rates of...
Pension compensation sharing: postponement of compensation
29
Schedule 4 to the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland)...
30
(1) Omit paragraph 11 (deferral of compensation).
31
(1) In paragraph 4(3) (periodic compensation for transferee over pension...
32
(1) In paragraph 5 (periodic compensation for widow etc. of...
33
In paragraph 9(1) (commutation of periodic compensation) for “becomes payable”...
34
(1) In paragraph 12 (eligibility for terminal illness lump sum)—...
35
(1) Paragraph 17 (annual increase in periodic compensation) is amended...
36
In paragraph 20 (Board's power to alter rates of revaluation...
Calculation of compensation: admissible rules etc.
37
(1) Schedule 6 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005...

Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012
2012 CHAPTER 3
An Act to make provision relating to pensions; and for connected purposes.
[1st June 2012]
BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows: