http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/2015-07-16Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015An Act to make provision about pensions and about benefits payable to people in connection with bereavement; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-242015-07-16 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 11PENSION SHARING: AMENDMENTS Section 15.The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)1The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows.2In section 21 (contribution conditions), in subsection (1), after “section 55A” insert “ or 55AA ”.3In section 43 (persons entitled to more than one retirement pension), in subsection (6), after “section 55A” insert “ or 55AA ”.41Section 55A (shared additional pension) is amended as follows.2For subsection (1) substitute—1A person is entitled to a shared additional pension under this section if—athe person attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016, andbthe person is entitled to an old state scheme pension credit..3In subsections (2) and (3), after “shared additional pension” insert “ under this section ”.4In subsections (3), (4), (5) and (7) before “state scheme pension credit” (in each place) insert “ old ”.5At the end of the heading insert “ because of an old state scheme pension credit ”.5After section 55A insert—Shared additional pension because of a new state scheme pension credit55AA1A person is entitled to a shared additional pension under this section if—athe person attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016, andbthe person is entitled to a new state scheme pension credit.2A person's entitlement to a shared additional pension under this section continues throughout his or her life.3The weekly rate of a shared additional pension under this section is equal to the amount of the new state scheme pension credit.4In this section “new state scheme pension credit” means a credit under Article 46A(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999..61Section 55B (reduction of shared additional pension in Category A retirement pension: pension sharing) is amended as follows.2In subsection (1)(a), for “a” substitute “ an old ”.3In subsection (5), for “55A above” substitute “ 55A or 55AA above (as the case may be) ”.4In subsection (8), in the definition of “state scheme pension debit”, before “state” insert “ old ”.The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)7In the Administration Act, after section 130AC (inserted by Schedule 12) insert—Revaluation of new state scheme pension debits and credits130ADWhenever the Secretary of State makes an order under section 148AD of the Great Britain Administration Act, the Department may make a corresponding order for Northern Ireland..The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 11)<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/8/2015-07-16" 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”</InlineAmendment>.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/4/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/4" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In paragraph (3)(b), for “relevant” substitute <InlineAmendment>“ shareable old ”</InlineAmendment>.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/5/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/5" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>After paragraph (5) insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><P2><Pnumber>5A</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The fact that a person who reaches pensionable age on or after 6 April 2016 is not entitled to a pension of the kind mentioned in Article 44(2)(a) or (b) does not affect the calculation under this Article of the appropriate amount by reference to the transferor's prospective entitlement, immediately before the transfer day, to a pension of that kind.</Text></P2para></P2></BlockAmendment><AppendText>.</AppendText></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/6/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/6" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In paragraph (6), at the appropriate place insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><P2para><Text>“the relevant state pension legislation”—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in relation to a transferor or transferee in the old state pension system, means Part 2 of the Contributions and Benefits Act, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in relation to a transferor or transferee in the new state pension system, means Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></BlockAmendment><AppendText>.</AppendText></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/7/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/7" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>At the end of the heading insert <InlineAmendment>“ : transferor in old state pension system or pension sharing activated before 6 April 2016 ”</InlineAmendment>.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/12/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/12" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-12"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c22570381"/>12</Pnumber><P1para><Text>After Article 46 insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="secondary" TargetSubClass="order" Context="main" Format="default"><P1group><Title>Creation of debits and credits: transferor in new state pension system and sharing activated on or after 6 April 201646A1This Article applies if—athe transferor is in the new state pension system, andbthe transfer day is 6 April 2016 or any later date.2Where this Article applies because of a relevant order or provision—athe transferor is subject, for the purposes of section 14 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, to a debit of the shared weekly amount, andbthe transferee is entitled, for the purposes of the relevant state pension legislation, to a credit of the shared weekly amount.3The shared weekly amount is the specified percentage of the excess amount of the transferor's state pension under section 4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 as at the transfer day.4For the purposes of calculating the shared weekly amount—aa transferor who is under pensionable age on the transfer day is to be treated as having reached pensionable age and to have become entitled to the state pension under section 4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 on the transfer day;ba transferor who has reached pensionable age on the transfer day but who has not yet become entitled to the state pension under section 4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 is to be treated as having become entitled to the pension on that day.5In this Article—the excess amount” has the meaning given by Article 44(4);relevant order or provision” means the order or provision by virtue of which this Article applies (see Article 45);“the relevant state pension legislation”—in relation to a transferee in the old state pension system, means Part 2 of the Contributions and Benefits Act, andin relation to a transferee in the new state pension system, means Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;specified percentage” means the percentage specified in the relevant order or provision for the purposes of paragraph (3);transfer day” means the day on which the relevant order or provision takes effect;transferor” means the person to whose rights the relevant order or provision relates;transferee” means the person for whose benefit the relevant order or provision is made..131Article 48 (interpretation) is amended as follows.2The current text becomes paragraph (1).3In that paragraph for the definition of “shareable state scheme rights” substitute—shareable state scheme rights”, and related expressions, have the meaning given by Article 44;.4After that paragraph add—2For the purposes of this Chapter—aa person is in the old state pension system if the person reached pensionable age before 6 April 2016 (or would have done so if the person had lived until pensionable age), andba person is in the new state pension system if the person reached pensionable age on or after 6 April 2016 (or will do so if the person lives until pensionable age)..The State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c.14)14In section 16 of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (meaning of “retirement pension income”), in subsection (1), for paragraph (b) substitute—ba shared additional pension payable under—isection 55A of either of those Acts, oriisection 55AA of either of those Acts;.Sch. 11 para. 1 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 2 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 3 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 4 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 5 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 6 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 7 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 8 in operation at 16.7.2015 for specified purposes by S.R. 2015/307, art. 2(2)(k)Sch. 11 para. 9 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 10 in operation at 16.7.2015 for specified purposes by S.R. 2015/307, art. 2(2)(k)Sch. 11 para. 11 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 12 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 13 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)Sch. 11 para. 14 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)
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<Number>SCHEDULE 11</Number>
<TitleBlock>
<Title>PENSION SHARING: AMENDMENTS</Title>
</TitleBlock>
<Reference> Section 15.</Reference>
<ScheduleBody>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992-c-7/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992-c-7" NumberOfProvisions="7" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-crossheading-the-social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992-c-7">
<Title>The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/1/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/1" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-1">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570271"/>
1
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/2/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/2" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-2">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570281"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 21 (contribution conditions), in subsection (1), after “section 55A” insert
<InlineAmendment>“ or 55AA ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/3/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/3" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-3">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570291"/>
3
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 43 (persons entitled to more than one retirement pension), in subsection (6), after “section 55A” insert
<InlineAmendment>“ or 55AA ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-4">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570301"/>
4
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/1/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/1" id="schedule-11-paragraph-4-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 55A (shared additional pension) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/2/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/2" id="schedule-11-paragraph-4-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For subsection (1) substitute—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person is entitled to a shared additional pension under this section if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person is entitled to an old state scheme pension credit.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/3/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/3" id="schedule-11-paragraph-4-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsections (2) and (3), after “shared additional pension” insert
<InlineAmendment>“ under this section ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/4/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/4" id="schedule-11-paragraph-4-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsections (3), (4), (5) and (7) before “state scheme pension credit” (in each place) insert
<InlineAmendment>“ old ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/5/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4/5" id="schedule-11-paragraph-4-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
At the end of the heading insert
<InlineAmendment>“ because of an old state scheme pension credit ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/5/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/5" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-5">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570311"/>
5
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After section 55A insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title>Shared additional pension because of a new state scheme pension credit</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">55AA</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person is entitled to a shared additional pension under this section if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person is entitled to a new state scheme pension credit.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person's entitlement to a shared additional pension under this section continues throughout his or her life.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The weekly rate of a shared additional pension under this section is equal to the amount of the new state scheme pension credit.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term>new state scheme pension credit</Term>
” means a credit under Article 46A(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-6">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570321"/>
6
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/1/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/1" id="schedule-11-paragraph-6-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 55B (reduction of shared additional pension in Category A retirement pension: pension sharing) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/2/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/2" id="schedule-11-paragraph-6-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (1)(a), for “a” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ an old ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/3/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/3" id="schedule-11-paragraph-6-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (5), for “55A above” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ 55A or 55AA above (as the case may be) ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/4/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6/4" id="schedule-11-paragraph-6-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (8), in the definition of “state scheme pension debit”, before “state” insert
<InlineAmendment>“ old ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-social-security-administration-northern-ireland-act-1992-c-8/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-social-security-administration-northern-ireland-act-1992-c-8" NumberOfProvisions="2" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-crossheading-the-social-security-administration-northern-ireland-act-1992-c-8">
<Title>The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/7/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/7" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-7">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570331"/>
7
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the Administration Act, after section 130AC (inserted by Schedule 12) insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title>Revaluation of new state scheme pension debits and credits</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">130AD</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Whenever the Secretary of State makes an order under section 148AD of the Great Britain Administration Act, the Department may make a corresponding order for Northern Ireland.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-welfare-reform-and-pensions-northern-ireland-order-1999-ni-11/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-welfare-reform-and-pensions-northern-ireland-order-1999-ni-11" NumberOfProvisions="7" RestrictStartDate="2015-07-16" id="schedule-11-crossheading-the-welfare-reform-and-pensions-northern-ireland-order-1999-ni-11">
<Title>The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 11)</Title>
<P1group Layout="below" RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2015-07-16" RestrictEndDate="2016-04-06">
<Title/>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/8/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/8" id="schedule-11-paragraph-8">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570341"/>
8
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 is amended as follows.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-9">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570351"/>
9
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/1/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/1" id="schedule-11-paragraph-9-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Article 44 (shareable state scheme rights) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/2/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/2" id="schedule-11-paragraph-9-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After paragraph (1) insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this Chapter, a person's shareable state scheme rights are—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person's shareable old state scheme rights;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person's shareable new state scheme rights.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/3/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/3" id="schedule-11-paragraph-9-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In paragraph (2)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/3/a/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/3/a" id="schedule-11-paragraph-9-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
after “shareable” insert
<InlineAmendment>“ old ”</InlineAmendment>
;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/3/b/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/3/b" id="schedule-11-paragraph-9-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
in sub-paragraph (b), after “55A” insert
<InlineAmendment>“ or 55AA ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/4/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9/4" id="schedule-11-paragraph-9-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After paragraph (2) add—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this Chapter, a person's shareable new state scheme rights are the person's entitlement, or prospective entitlement, to the excess amount in a state pension under section4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>The excess amount</Term>
”, in relation to a state pension under section4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, means any amount by which the rate of the pension exceeds the full rate of the state pension (see section 3 of that Act).
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In determining the rate of a state pension under section4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 for the purposes of this Chapter, ignore Schedule 6 to that Act (reduced rate elections: effect on rate of section 4 pension).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1group Layout="below" RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2015-07-16" RestrictEndDate="2016-04-06">
<Title/>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/10/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/10" id="schedule-11-paragraph-10">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570361"/>
10
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In Article 45 (activation of benefit sharing), in paragraph (1), for the words from the beginning to “shareable state scheme rights” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ Article 46 or 46A applies where any of the following has taken effect in relation to a person's shareable state scheme rights ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570371"/>
11
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/1/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/1" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Article 46 (creation of state scheme pension debits and credits) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/2/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/2" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For paragraph (1) substitute—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>A1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Article applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transferor is in the old state pension system, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transferor is in the new state pension system but the transfer day was before 6 April 2016.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where this Article applies because of a relevant order or provision—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transferor is subject, for the purposes of the relevant state pension legislation, to a debit of the appropriate amount, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transferee is entitled, for the purposes of the relevant state pension legislation, to a credit of that amount.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/3/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/3" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In paragraph (2), after “shareable” insert
<InlineAmendment>“ old ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/4/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/4" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In paragraph (3)(b), for “relevant” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ shareable old ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/5/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/5" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After paragraph (5) insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>5A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The fact that a person who reaches pensionable age on or after 6 April 2016 is not entitled to a pension of the kind mentioned in Article 44(2)(a) or (b) does not affect the calculation under this Article of the appropriate amount by reference to the transferor's prospective entitlement, immediately before the transfer day, to a pension of that kind.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/6/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/6" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In paragraph (6), at the appropriate place insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2para>
<Text>“the relevant state pension legislation”—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a transferor or transferee in the old state pension system, means Part 2 of the Contributions and Benefits Act, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a transferor or transferee in the new state pension system, means Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/7/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11/7" id="schedule-11-paragraph-11-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
At the end of the heading insert
<InlineAmendment>“ : transferor in old state pension system or pension sharing activated before 6 April 2016 ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/12/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/12" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-12">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570381"/>
12
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After Article 46 insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="secondary" TargetSubClass="order" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title>Creation of debits and credits: transferor in new state pension system and sharing activated on or after 6 April 2016</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">46A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Article applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transferor is in the new state pension system, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transfer day is 6 April 2016 or any later date.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where this Article applies because of a relevant order or provision—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transferor is subject, for the purposes of section 14 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, to a debit of the shared weekly amount, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the transferee is entitled, for the purposes of the relevant state pension legislation, to a credit of the shared weekly amount.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The shared weekly amount is the specified percentage of the excess amount of the transferor's state pension under section 4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 as at the transfer day.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of calculating the shared weekly amount—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a transferor who is under pensionable age on the transfer day is to be treated as having reached pensionable age and to have become entitled to the state pension under section 4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 on the transfer day;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a transferor who has reached pensionable age on the transfer day but who has not yet become entitled to the state pension under section 4 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 is to be treated as having become entitled to the pension on that day.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this Article—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>the excess amount</Term>
” has the meaning given by Article 44(4);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>relevant order or provision</Term>
” means the order or provision by virtue of which this Article applies (see Article 45);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“the relevant state pension legislation”—</Text>
</Para>
<OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens">
<ListItem NumberOverride="a">
<Para>
<Text>in relation to a transferee in the old state pension system, means Part 2 of the Contributions and Benefits Act, and</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem NumberOverride="b">
<Para>
<Text>in relation to a transferee in the new state pension system, means Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>specified percentage</Term>
” means the percentage specified in the relevant order or provision for the purposes of paragraph (3);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>transfer day</Term>
” means the day on which the relevant order or provision takes effect;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>transferor</Term>
” means the person to whose rights the relevant order or provision relates;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>transferee</Term>
” means the person for whose benefit the relevant order or provision is made.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-13">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570391"/>
13
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/1/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/1" id="schedule-11-paragraph-13-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Article 48 (interpretation) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/2/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/2" id="schedule-11-paragraph-13-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The current text becomes paragraph (1).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/3/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/3" id="schedule-11-paragraph-13-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In that paragraph for the definition of “shareable state scheme rights” substitute—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2para>
<Text>shareable state scheme rights”, and related expressions, have the meaning given by Article 44;</Text>
</P2para>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/4/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13/4" id="schedule-11-paragraph-13-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After that paragraph add—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this Chapter—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a person is in the old state pension system if the person reached pensionable age before 6 April 2016 (or would have done so if the person had lived until pensionable age), and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a person is in the new state pension system if the person reached pensionable age on or after 6 April 2016 (or will do so if the person lives until pensionable age).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-state-pension-credit-act-northern-ireland-2002-c14/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/crossheading/the-state-pension-credit-act-northern-ireland-2002-c14" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-crossheading-the-state-pension-credit-act-northern-ireland-2002-c14">
<Title>The State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c.14)</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/14/2015-07-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/14" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" Match="false" id="schedule-11-paragraph-14">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22570401"/>
14
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 16 of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (meaning of “retirement pension income”), in subsection (1), for paragraph (b) substitute—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a shared additional pension payable under—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>section 55A of either of those Acts, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>section 55AA of either of those Acts;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
</ScheduleBody>
</Schedule>
</Schedules>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c22570271" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00308" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-1">Sch. 11 para. 1</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00309" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570281" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00310" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/2" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-2">Sch. 11 para. 2</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00311" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570291" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00312" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/3" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-3">Sch. 11 para. 3</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00313" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570301" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00314" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/4" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-4">Sch. 11 para. 4</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00315" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570311" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00316" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/5" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-5">Sch. 11 para. 5</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00317" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570321" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00318" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-6">Sch. 11 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00319" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570331" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00320" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/7" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-7">Sch. 11 para. 7</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00321" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570341" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00322" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/8" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-8">Sch. 11 para. 8</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 16.7.2015 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/307" id="c00323" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2015" Number="307">S.R. 2015/307</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00324" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/307/article/2/2/k" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00323" SectionRef="article-2-2-k">art. 2(2)(k)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570351" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00327" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/9" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-9">Sch. 11 para. 9</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00328" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570361" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00329" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/10" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-10">Sch. 11 para. 10</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 16.7.2015 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/307" id="c00330" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2015" Number="307">S.R. 2015/307</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00331" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/307/article/2/2/k" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00330" SectionRef="article-2-2-k">art. 2(2)(k)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570371" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00334" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/11" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-11">Sch. 11 para. 11</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00335" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570381" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00336" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/12" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-12">Sch. 11 para. 12</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00337" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570391" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00338" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/13" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-13">Sch. 11 para. 13</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00339" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22570401" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00340" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/schedule/11/paragraph/14" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-14">Sch. 11 para. 14</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 6.4.2016, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00341" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5/section/53/1/3" SectionRef="section-53-1-3">s. 53(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>