2018 No. 23 (C. 2)
Pensions
The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 12) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018
Made 1st February 2018

The Department for Communities makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
See section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))
2008 c. 13 (N.I.)

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 12) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018.

2 Commencement of provisions
Paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (amendments of Schedule 6 to the 2005 Order), and section 100 of that Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph, shall come into operation on 2nd February 2018.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 1st February 2018
(L.S.) Anne McCleary A senior officer of the Department for Communities

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) (and section 100 of the Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph) on 2nd February 2018.
Paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Act amends paragraph 33 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)). Paragraph 33 provides a power to modify Schedule 6 in its application to such schemes as may be prescribed. The amendment adds sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) to paragraph 33 to make specific provision about the exercise of the modification power in relation to “variable-rate schemes”, as defined in sub-paragraph (3).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(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 1		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 2 and 3	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 5 to 10	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 13	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 14	(partially)	8th June 2012	2012 No. 236 (C. 21)
Sections 15 to 18	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 19		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 20 to 22	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 24	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 26	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 28	(partially)	8th June 2012	2012 No. 236 (C. 21)
Sections 29 and 30	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 31		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 32 and 33	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 34 to 36		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 37 and 38	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 39		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 40 and 41	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 42		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 43	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 44 to 48		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 49	(partially)	3rd January 2012	2011 No. 441 (C. 33)
	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 50 and 51		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 52	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 53		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 54	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 55 and 56		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 57	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 58	(partially)	30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 60		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Sections 61 and 62		26th January 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Section 63		16th March 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 64		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 69		1st October 2012	2012 No. 372 (C. 35)
Sections 70 to 76		30th June 2012	2012 No. 266 (C. 25)
Section 78	(partially)	5th July 2010	2010 No. 50 (C. 2)
Section 79		6th April 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Section 80	(partially)	6th April 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
	(partially)	6th April 2009	2009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Section 83	(partially)	3rd January 2012	2011 No. 441 (C. 33)
Section 85		6th April 2012	2012 No. 119 (C. 12)
Sections 86 to 98		6th April 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 99	(partially)	16th March 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
	(partially)	6th April 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 100	(partially)	1st April 2009	2009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Section 101		6th April 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Section 103	(partially)	29th June 2009	2009 No. 249 (C. 16)
Section 104	(partially)	26th February 2010	2010 No. 50 (C. 2)
Section 105		6th April 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Sections 106 and 107		26th January 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
Section 110		13th March 2014	2014 No. 76 (C. 3)
Section 116	(partially)	6th April 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
	(partially)	6th April 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
	(partially)	6th April 2012	2012 No. 119 (C. 12)
	(partially)	1st October 2012	2012 No. 372 (C. 35)
Schedule 1	(partially)	6th April 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
	(partially)	6th April 2009	2009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Schedule 3	(partially)	3rd January 2012	2011 No. 441 (C. 33)
Schedule 4	(partially)	6th April 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Schedule 5		6th April 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
Schedule 6	(partially)	1st April 2009	2009 No. 147 (C. 9)
Schedule 8	(partially)	29th June 2009	2009 No. 249 (C. 16)
Schedule 9	(partially)	26th February 2010	2010 No. 50 (C. 2)
Schedule 10	(partially)	6th April 2009	2009 No. 22 (C. 1)
	(partially)	6th April 2011	2011 No. 108 (C. 7)
	(partially)	6th April 2012	2012 No. 119 (C. 12)
	(partially)	1st October 2012	2012 No. 372 (C. 35)