The Pensions (2012 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013
Citation and interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2012 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013.
(2)
In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or Schedule to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 bearing that number.
Appointed day2.
The day appointed for the coming into operation of—
(a)
section 22 (Pension Protection Fund) in so far as it is not already in operation, and
(b)
in Schedule 4 (Pension Protection Fund)—
(i)
paragraph 1 in so far as it is not already in operation;
(ii)
paragraphs 21 to 28 (postponement of compensation), and
(iii)
paragraphs 29 to 36 (pension compensation sharing: postponement of compensation),
is 27th March 2013.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 26th March 2013
This Order brings into operation section 22 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012, in so far as they are not already in operation, on 27th March 2013. Those provisions relate to the postponement of compensation from the Pension Protection Fund.
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the date shown.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. | |
Section 2 | 7th June 2012 | ||
Section 3 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
Section 5 | (partially) | 30th June 2012 | |
Section 6 | 30th June 2012 | ||
Section 7 | (partially) | 30th June 2012 | |
Section 9 | 7th June 2012 | ||
Section 10 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
Section 12 | (partially) | 30th June 2012 | |
Section 13 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
Section 14 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
Section 15 | (partially) | 30th June 2012 | |
Section 16 | (partially) | 30th June 2012 | |
Sections 17 and 18 | 30th June 2012 | ||
Sections 20 and 21 | 7th June 2012 | ||
Section 22 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
(partially) | 2nd July 2012 | ||
(partially) | 23rd July 2012 | ||
Section 24 | 7th June 2012 | ||
Section 32 | 7th June 2012 | ||
Section 33 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
(partially) | 30th June 2012 | ||
Schedule 2 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
Schedule 4 | (partially) | 7th June 2012 | |
(partially) | 2nd July 2012 | ||
(partially) | 23rd July 2012 | ||