Pension Schemes Act 2015

85 Regulations: Northern Ireland

(1) A power of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).

(2) Subsection (3) applies where regulations made by the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland contain—

(a) provision made under section 51(3)(b), or

(b) provision made under section 83 that amends, repeals, revokes or otherwise modifies a provision of primary legislation,

(whether alone or with other provision).

(3) Where this subsection applies, the regulations—

(a) must be laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly after being made;

(b) take effect on such date as may be specified in the regulations but (without prejudice to the validity of anything done under them or to the making of new regulations) cease to have effect on the expiry of a period of 6 months from that date unless at some time before the expiry of that period the regulations are approved by a resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(4) Any other regulations made by the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland under this Act are subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)).

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to regulations containing provision under section 89(6) only.