Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

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58—(1) Article 51 (annual increase in rate of pension) is amended as follows.N.I.

(2) For “the appointed day” (in each place) substitute “ 6 April 1997 ”.

(3) For paragraph (8) substitute—

(8) An occupational pension scheme is a “relevant occupational pension scheme” if—

(a)it has not, at any time on or after 6 April 1997, been a salary related contracted-out scheme (see section 3B of the Pension Schemes Act), or

(b)it has, at any time on or after 6 April 1997, been a salary related contracted-out scheme but no person is entitled to receive, or has accrued rights to, benefits under the scheme attributable to a period on or after that day when it was such a scheme..

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 13 para. 58 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)