1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st July 2012.
(2) Subject to article 5, this Order ceases to have effect on 1st July 2020.
(3) In this Order—
“the 2008 Act” means the Pensions Act 2008;
“the (No. 2) 2008 Act” means the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(1);
“the English area”, “the Scottish area” and “the Northern Irish area” have the same meaning in each case as in article 1(2) of the Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987(2).