Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Pension Protection Fund (Pensionable Service) and Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 and, except as provided for in paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into operation on 1st October 2019.

2

This regulation and regulations 2 and 3 shall come into operation on 2nd October 2018.

3

The following regulations shall come into operation on 1st October 2020—

a

regulation 5(2);

b

regulation 5(4)(b) in so far as it relates to the insertion of paragraph (2A)(b) into regulation 29A of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 M1, and

c

regulation 5(5)(c).

4

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M2 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.