The Welfare Reform and Pensions (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

Appointed days

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

(a) paragraph 26 (income support) of Schedule 8 (welfare benefits: minor and consequential amendments) and Article 67 (welfare benefits: miscellaneous amendments) in so far as it relates to that paragraph, is 19th March 2001;

(b) the following provisions of Article 5 (duty of employers to facilitate access to stakeholder pension schemes), in so far as not already in operation—

(i) the second paragraph of paragraph (2) and paragraph (6), and paragraph (7) in so far as relating thereto,

(ii) paragraph (8), and

(iii) paragraph (9) in so far as relating to the definitions of “employer” and “relevant employees”,

and paragraph (1) in so far as it relates to those provisions, is 6th April 2001;

(c) Article 5, in so far as not already in operation, is 8th October 2001.