http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/49/section/83Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 An Act to consolidate for Northern Ireland certain enactments relating to pension schemes, with corrections and minor improvements under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-05Expert Participation2026-04-06 Part IV Protection for Early Leavers Chapter III Protection of Increases in Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (“Anti-franking”) General protection principle.831This subsection applies where—athere is an interval between—ithe date on which an earner ceases to be in employment which is contracted-out by reference to an occupational pension scheme that satisfies the requirements of section 5(2) (“the cessation date”); andiithe date on which his guaranteed minimum pension under that scheme commences (“the commencement of payment date”);bthe relevant sum exceeds his guaranteed minimum on the day after the cessation date; andcon the commencement of payment date or at any time after it his guaranteed minimum pension under the scheme exceeds the amount of his guaranteed minimum under it on the day after the cessation date.2This subsection applies where—athere is an interval between the earner’s cessation date and whichever of the following is the earlier—ithe date of his death; oriihis commencement of payment date; andbthe relevant sum exceeds one half of the earner’s guaranteed minimum on the day after the cessation date; andcat any time when a pension under the occupational pension scheme is required to be paid to the earner’s widow, widower or surviving civil partner, the widow's, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s (as the case may be) guaranteed minimum pension under the scheme exceeds one half of the earner’s guaranteed minimum on the day after the cessation date.3Where subsection (1) or (2) applies, the weekly rate of the pension payable to the member at any time when that pension is required to be paid or, as the case may be, payable to the widow, widower or surviving civil partner at any such time as is mentioned in subsection (2)(c) shall be an amount not less—ain a case where by virtue of section 69(2)(b) a pension is provided by way of complete substitute for short service benefit or, as the case may be, for widow's, widower’s or surviving civil partner's pension, than the weekly rate of that pension; andbin any other case, than the relevant aggregate.4In subsection (3) “the relevant aggregate” means the aggregate of the following—athe relevant sum;bthe excess mentioned in subsection (1)(c) or, as the case may be, subsection (2)(c);cany amount which is an appropriate addition at the time in question; anddwhere the scheme provides that part of the earner’s or, as the case may be, the widow's, widower’s or surviving civil partner's pension shall accrue after the cessation date by reason of the earner’s employment after that date, the later earnings addition.5To the extent that amounts attributable to transfer credits have accrued by reason of any transfer before 1st January 1985, they are to be disregarded for the purposes of subsections (1)(c), (2)(c) and (4)(b).6Nothing in this section shall be construed as entitling an earner who has not reached normal pension age to any portion of a pension under a scheme to which he would not otherwise be entitled.7This section does not apply to a pension to which a person is entitled in respect of employment if—athe earner left the employment or left it for the last time before 1st January 1985; orbthe employment ceased, or ceased for the last time, to be contracted-out in relation to him before that date.Pt. 4 Ch. 3 (ss. 83-88) modified (12.2.2001 for specified purposes) by 2000 c. 4 (N.I.), s. 52, Sch. 5 Pt. II paras. 12-15 (with s. 66(6)); S.R. 2000/374, art. 2(e) (art. 2(e)(ii) was omitted by virtue of S.R. 2001/141, art. 3Words in s. 83(3)(a) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/433), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 18(c)Words in s. 83(2)(c) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/433), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 18(a)Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Health Service Workers (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/167), regs. 1, 9(1) (which amending provision ceases to have effect (6.4.2016) by virtue of S.R. 2016/163, reg. 2)Words in s. 83(1)(a)(i) substituted (6.4.2012) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), ss. 13(4), 21(1), Sch. 4 para. 28 (with Sch. 4 Pt. 3); S.R. 2012/115, art. 2Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Teachers Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/170), regs. 1, 9(1) (which amending provision ceases to have effect (6.4.2016) by virtue of S.R. 2016/134, reg. 2)Words in s. 83(3) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/433), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 18(b)Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified (temp.) (1.4.2015) by The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/76), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 7(1)Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Firefighters Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/166), regs. 1, 9(1) (which amending provision ceases to have effect (6.4.2016) by virtue of S.R. 2016/161, reg. 2)Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/156), regs. 1(2), 9(1) (which amending provision ceases to have effect (6.4.2016) by virtue of S.R. 2016/24, reg. 1(2))Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/81), regs. 1(1), 9(1) (which amending provision ceases to have effect (6.4.2016) by virtue of S.R. 2016/34, reg. 1(3))Words in s. 83(4)(d) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/433), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 18(c)Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified by S.R. 2015/166, reg. 9A (as inserted) (6.4.2016) by The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/161), regs. 2, 4; 2015 c. 5 (N.I.), Sch. 13 para. 38Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified by S.R. 2015/81, reg. 9A (as inserted) (6.4.2016) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/34), regs. 1(3), 4; 2015 c. 5 (N.I.), Sch. 13 para. 38Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified by S.R. 2015/156, reg. 9A (as inserted) (6.4.2016) by The Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/24), regs. 1(3), 3; 2015 c. 5 (N.I.), Sch. 13 para. 38Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified by S.R. 2015/167, reg. 9A (as inserted) (6.4.2016) by The Health Service Workers (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/163), regs. 2, 4; 2015 c. 5 (N.I.), Sch. 13 para. 38Pt. 4 Ch. 3 modified by S.R. 2015/170, reg. 9A (as inserted) (6.4.2016) by The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/134), regs. 2, 4; 2015 c. 5 (N.I.), Sch. 13 para. 38