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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2013 No. 83 (C. 5)

Pensions

The Pensions (2012 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made

26th March 2013

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(3) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2012 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013.

(2) In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or Schedule to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 bearing that number.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

(a)section 22 (Pension Protection Fund) in so far as it is not already in operation, and

(b)in Schedule 4 (Pension Protection Fund)—

(i)paragraph 1 in so far as it is not already in operation;

(ii)paragraphs 21 to 28 (postponement of compensation), and

(iii)paragraphs 29 to 36 (pension compensation sharing: postponement of compensation),

is 27th March 2013.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 26th March 2013

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation section 22 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012, in so far as they are not already in operation, on 27th March 2013. Those provisions relate to the postponement of compensation from the Pension Protection Fund.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the date shown.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.R. No.
Section 27th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 3(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 5(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Section 630th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Section 7(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Section 97th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 10(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 12(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Section 13(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 14(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 15(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Section 16(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Sections 17 and 1830th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Sections 20 and 217th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 22(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
(partially)2nd July 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
(partially)23rd July 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Section 247th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 327th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Section 33(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
(partially)30th June 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
Schedule 2(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
Schedule 4(partially)7th June 20122012 No. 233 (C.19)
(partially)2nd July 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)
(partially)23rd July 20122012 No. 265 (C.24)