SCHEDULE 2Provisions coming into force on 1st April 1999

Article 2(c)

Provisions of Transfer Order

Subject Matter

Article 3(1) and Schedule 1

Transfer to Board or Secretary of State of certain functions relating to contributions etc.

Article 3(2) and Schedule 2, except in relation to functions which are, by virtue of Article 4 of the Pensions (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 8) Order (Northern Ireland) 199711, exercisable under regulation 19(2)(b) of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198512

Transfer to Board of certain functions under subordinate legislation

Article 4 and Schedule 3

Transfer of other functions to Treasury, Board or Secretary of State

Article 5 and Schedule 4, except in relation to paragraphs 5 and 7 of that Schedule

Powers relating to enforcement

Article 6 and Schedule 5

Disclosure of information

Article 7, except in relation to paragraph (1)(h) and (j) to (l)

Decisions by officers of Board

Articles 8 and 9

Regulations with respect to decisions, and decisions varying or superseding earlier decisions

Article 10(1) to (3)

Appeals against decisions of Board

Article 11, except for the words from “section 115C” to “and to” in paragraph (4)

Exercise of right of appeal

Articles 12 to 14

Regulations with respect to appeals, matters arising as respects decisions, and provision for period before commencement of new social security appeal provisions

Article 17 and Schedule 6, in so far as they relate to paragraphs 1, 2, 4 to 6, 10, 11, 12 (except in relation to sub-paragraph (3)), 15 to 17, 19 to 21, 23 to 26 and 29 of that Schedule, and paragraph 30 of that Schedule in so far as it relates to paragraph 23 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 199813

Amendments relating to decisions and appeals

Article 18

Interpretation of Part III

Article 19

Certain payments to be made out of National Insurance Fund

Article 21

Special provision for certain contracts

Article 24(2) and Schedule 8

Further consequential amendments

Article 24(3) and Schedule 9, except in respect of the repeals in section 112 of the Administration Act, in section 163(3) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 and in Articles 16 and 58 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 3 and paragraphs 98 and 100 of Schedule 6 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

Repeals and revocations