Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)

27.  The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 is amended as follows.

28.  In Article 4 (use of computers), in paragraph (2) at the end insert

“or

(m) Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.”.

29.  In Article 9 (decisions by the Department)—

(a) in paragraph (3), before sub-paragraph (b) insert—

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

(b) in paragraph (4), before “other than” insert “or Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”.

30.  In Article 12 (regulations with respect to decisions), in paragraph (3), in the definition of “the current legislation”, at the end insert “and Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”.

31.  In Article 27 (restrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error), in paragraph (7), in the definition of “benefit”, after paragraph (f) insert

“and

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

32.  In Article 28 (correction of errors in decisions etc.), in paragraph (3) at the end insert

“or

(j) Part1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.”.

33.  In Schedule 3 (decisions against which an appeal lies), before paragraph 7 insert—

“State pension: prisoners and overseas residents

6C.   A decision that a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 is not payable by reason of section 19 of that Act (prisoners).

6D.   A decision that a person is not entitled to increases in the rate of a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 by reason of regulations under section 20 of that Act (overseas residents).”.