Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Pensions
Made
14th March 2012
The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
2. The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 shall come into operation on 6th April 2012—
(a)section 85 (contracting-out: abolition of all protected rights);
(b)section 116 (repeals) in so far as it relates to Part 3 of Schedule 10, and
(c)Part 3 of Schedule 10 (contracting-out: abolition of all protected rights).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2012
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation section 85 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 10 to, the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) on 6th April 2012. Those provisions provide for the removal of special provisions which apply to the protected rights of members of pension schemes on the contracting-out abolition date (defined in section 85(4) of the Act as the day appointed under section 21 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.)) for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of that Act).
The Pensions (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012 No. 115 (C. 11) specifies 6th April 2012 as the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the dates shown.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 49 (partially) | 3rd January 2012 | 2011/441 (C.33) | |||
| Section 83 (partially) | 3rd January 2012 | 2011/441 (C.33) | |||
| Sections 61 and 62 | 26th January 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| Section 63 | 16th March 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| Section 78 (partially) | 5th July 2010 | 2010/50 (C.2) | |||
| Section 79 | 6th April 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| Section 80 (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009/147 (C.9) | |||
| Section 83 (partially) | 3rd January 2012 | 2011/441 (C.33) | |||
| Sections 86 to 98 | 6th April 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| Section 99 (partially) | 16th March 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| Section 100 (partially) | 1st April 2009 | 2009/147 (C.9) | |||
| Section 101 | 6th April 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| Section 103 (partially) | 29th June 2009 | 2009/249 (C.16) | |||
| Section 104 (partially) | 26th February 2010 | 2010/50 (C.2) | |||
| Section 105 | 6th April 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| Sections 106 and 107 | 26th January 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| Section 116 (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| Schedule 1 (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009/147 (C.9) | |||
| Schedule 3 (partially) | 3rd January 2012 | 2011/441 (C.33) | |||
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| Schedule 5 | 6th April 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||
| Schedule 6 (partially) | 1st April 2009 | 2009/147 (C.9) | |||
| Schedule 8 (partially) | 29th June 2009 | 2009/249 (C.16) | |||
| Schedule 9 (partially) | 26th February 2010 | 2010/50 (C.2) | |||
| Schedule 10 (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009/22 (C.1) | |||
| (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011/108 (C.7) | |||