The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made: 14th March 2012

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008[^f00001].

Citation

1

This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.

Commencement of provisions

2

The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 shall come into operation on 6th April 2012—

• (a) section 85 (contracting-out: abolition of all protected rights);

• (b) section 116 (repeals) in so far as it relates to Part 3 of Schedule 10, and

• (c) Part 3 of Schedule 10 (contracting-out: abolition of all protected rights).

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2012

Anne McCleary — A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into operation section 85 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 10 to, the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) on 6th April 2012. Those provisions provide for the removal of special provisions which apply to the protected rights of members of pension schemes on the contracting-out abolition date (defined in section 85(4) of the Act as the day appointed under section 21 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.)) for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of that Act).

The Pensions (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012 No. 115 (C. 11) specifies 6th April 2012 as the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c. 13 (N.I.)