http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/49/section/85Pension 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
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Part IV Protection for Early Leavers
Chapter III Protection of Increases in Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (“Anti-franking”) The appropriate addition.851For the purposes of this Chapter “appropriate addition” means—awhere a scheme provides that part of an earner’s or, as the case may be, a 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, an amount equal to the part which has so accrued; andbwhere a scheme provides that an earner’s or, as the case may be, a widow's, widower’s or surviving civil partner's pension which has accrued before that date shall be enhanced after that date if payment of the earner’s pension is postponed, the amount by which the unguaranteed element of the pension has been enhanced by reason of the postponement.2For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) the unguaranteed element of a pension is—ain the case of an earner’s pension, the excess of the pension on the day after the cessation date over the earner’s guaranteed minimum on that day; andbin the case of the widow's, widower’s or surviving civil partner's pension, the excess of that pension on that day over one half of the earner’s guaranteed minimum on that day.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. 3Pt. 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)Pt. 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)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)Words in s. 85(1)(a)(b) 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. 20Pt. 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. 85(2)(b) 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. 20Pt. 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