2002 No. 369
PENSIONS

The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

Made
Coming into operation
Whereas the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order1 under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 19932:
Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 19933, and now vested in it4, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2003.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19545 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Revaluation percentage for each revaluation period2.

For the purposes of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, the revaluation percentage for each revaluation period specified in column 1 of the Schedule is the percentage specified opposite thereto in column 2.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 2nd December 2002.

John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Column 1

Column 2

Revaluation Period

Revaluation Percentage

1st January 1986 – 31st December 2002

86·3%

1st January 1987 – 31st December 2002

80·7%

1st January 1988 – 31st December 2002

73·4%

1st January 1989 – 31st December 2002

64·0%

1st January 1990 – 31st December 2002

52·4%

1st January 1991 – 31st December 2002

37·5%

1st January 1992 – 31st December 2002

32·0%

1st January 1993 – 31st December 2002

27·5%

1st January 1994 – 31st December 2002

25·2%

1st January 1995 – 31st December 2002

22·5%

1st January 1996 – 31st December 2002

17·9%

1st January 1997 – 31st December 2002

15·5%

1st January 1998 – 31st December 2002

11·5%

1st January 1999 – 31st December 2002

8·0%

1st January 2000 – 31st December 2002

6·8%

1st January 2001 – 31st December 2002

3·4%

1st January 2002 – 31st December 2002

1·7%

(all dates inclusive)

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order, which corresponds to an Order (S.I. 2002/2951) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993, specifies appropriate revaluation percentages. The percentages specified are relevant to the revaluation of benefits under occupational pension schemes, as required by section 80 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993.