- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, Paragraph 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
4[F1(1)Regulations may modify the provisions of Part III (other than sections 14, 15 F2. . . [F3, 63 and 64]), Chapter III of Part IV and Chapter II of Part V (except, so far as they relate to personal pension schemes, the members of such schemes or rights in respect of them) in their application to cases in which—N.I.
(a)a person is employed at the same time in two or more employments (whether or not under the same employer); and
(b)at least one but not all of those employments is contracted-out employment,
with a view to enabling the employments to be treated either separately or together for the purposes of those provisions.
(2)Regulations may also modify those provisions in their application to cases in which—
(a)any description of benefit under a scheme is subject to a limit (however imposed) operating so as to prevent service beyond a particular length from qualifying for further benefits; or
(b)earners qualify for the benefits of a scheme by reference to both—
(i)service in employment which is contracted-out in relation to them by reference to the scheme; and
(ii)service in the same employment or another employment (whether or not contracted-out employment) before the scheme was contracted-out in relation to them or their employment.
(3)Regulations under this paragraph may include provision for securing that in the cases to which they apply an earner’s employment [F4which, apart from the regulations, would not be contracted-out employment is treated as contracted-out employment where any benefits provided under the scheme are attributable to a period when the scheme was contracted-out].
[F5(4)In this paragraph “regulations” means regulations made by the Department or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 paras. 1-4 omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 45(2) (with savings until 6.4.2019 by S.R. 2016/106, arts. 1(1)(2), 2(1)(2))
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1) repealed (6.4.1997) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), art. 168, Sch. 5 Pt. III; S.R. 1997/192, art. 2(b)
F3Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1) substituted (6.4.2012) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 21(1), Sch. 4 para. 58(2); S.R. 2012/115, art. 2(1)(b)(iii)
F4Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(3) substituted (6.4.1996 for certain purposes otherwise 6.4.1997) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), art. 147, Sch. 3 para. 70(b); S.R. 1996/91, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. IV; S.R. 1997/192, art. 2(b)
F5Sch. 1 para. 4(4) added (24.3.1999 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/671, arts. 1(2)(b), 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 77(4); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(c), Sch. 2
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: