20. In section 31 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (effect of freezing order or assessment period: qualifying schemes)—
(a)in subsection (3), in the definition of “freezing event”, at the end add—
“, or
(d)the making of a pause order under section 31 of the Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2021;”;
(b)in subsection (3), in the definition of “relevant provision”, at the end add—
“(d)in relation to a pause order, provision contained in the order or the provision made with respect to the order by section 31 of the Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2021.”;
(c)in the section heading, for “or assessment period” substitute “, assessment period or pause order”.