Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Introduction

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1.—(1) This Part defines some key expressions used in pensions legislation—

(a)defined benefits scheme - see section 2;

(b)shared risk scheme (sometimes known as “defined ambition”) - see section 3;

(c)defined contributions scheme - see section 4.

(2) The definitions—

(a)do not apply in any public service pensions legislation;

(b)apply in other legislation only where legislation expressly provides for the definitions to apply.