2024 No. 131
Pensions

The Pensions (2005 Order) (Codes of Practice) (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024

Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Communities1 makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 87(1) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 20052.

The Pensions Regulator consents to the making of this Order as required by Article 87(2) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2005 Order) (Codes of Practice) (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 5th July 2024.

Revocation of codes of practice2.

The following Codes of Practice are revoked—

(a)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 1: Reporting breaches of the law3;

(b)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 4: Early leavers – reasonable periods4;

(c)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 5: Reporting late payment of contributions to occupational money purchase schemes5;

(d)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 6: Reporting late payment of contributions to personal pensions6;

(e)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 7: Trustee knowledge and understanding (TKU)7;

(f)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 8: Member-nominated trustees and directors – putting in place and implementing arrangements8;

(g)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 9: Internal controls9;

(h)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 11: Dispute resolution – reasonable periods10;

(i)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 7: Trustee knowledge and understanding (TKU): Second issue11;

(j)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 5: Reporting late payment of contributions to occupational pension schemes: Second issue12;

(k)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 6: Reporting late payment of contributions to personal pension schemes: Second issue13;

(l)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 13: Governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes14;

(m)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 14: Governance and administration of public service pension schemes15;

(n)

the Pensions Regulator Code of Practice No. 13: Governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes providing money purchase benefits: Second issue16.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 13th June 2024

(L.S.)
David Tarr
A senior officer of the Department for Communities

Consent given by authority of the Pensions Regulator on 6th June 2024

Nausicaa Delfas
Chief Executive of the Pensions Regulator
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes codes of practice that were issued by the Pensions Regulator. The Pensions Regulator has issued the General code of practice which consolidates ten existing codes of practice and provides guidance to those running occupational, personal and public service pension schemes.

The General code of practice is available on the Pensions Regulator’s website: https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library. Copies may be obtained by post from the Pensions Regulator, Telecom House, 125-135 Preston Road, Brighton BN1 6AF.