The Pensions (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made: 21st February 2008

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008[^f00001].

Citation and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008.

• (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Appointed day

2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

• (a) section 15 of the Act (removal of Department’s role in approving actuarial guidance);

• (b) Schedule 5 to the Act (amendments relating to the removal of Department’s role in approving actuarial guidance), and

• (c) Part 8 of Schedule 6 to the Act (repeals relating to the removal of Department’s role in approving actuarial guidance),

is 29th February 2008.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st February 2008

John O’Neill — A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for the coming into operation of section 15 of, and Schedule 5 and Part 8 of Schedule 6 to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (provision relating to the removal of the Department’s role in approving actuarial guidance) on 29th February 2008.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c. 1 (N.I.)