Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 5

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 N.I. STATE PENSION: AMENDMENTS

PART 1 N.I. AMENDMENTS TO DO WITH NEW STATE PENSION SYSTEM

The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17) N.I.

35  The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 is amended as follows. N.I.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 35 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)

36  In section 5A (definitions), in the definition of “disqualifying benefit”, before paragraph (a) insert— N.I.

“(zb) state pension or a lump sum under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 or under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;”.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 12 para. 36 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)

37  In section 9 (power to supplement and mitigate loss of benefit provisions), in subsection (3), before paragraph (c) insert— N.I.

“(bf) state pension or a lump sum under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 or under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 12 para. 37 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)