PART 6N.I.GENERAL

InterpretationN.I.

117—(1) In this Act—

“the 1995 Order” means the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 22);

“the 2005 Order” means the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 1);

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7);

“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;

“the Employment Rights Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 16);

[F1“First-tier Tribunal” and “Upper Tribunal” mean those tribunals established under section 3 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;]

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49);

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

“regulations” means regulations made by the Department;

“the Regulator” means the Pensions Regulator;

“statutory provision” has the meaning given in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33).

[F2“Tribunal Procedure Rules” has the same meaning as in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.]

(2) In the application, for the purposes of this Act, of section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (time beginning on a particular day), omit the word “not”.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 117(1): definition of "First-tier Tribunal" and "Upper Tribunal" inserted (6.4.2010) by Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 4), ss. 3(1), 5(2), Sch. 1 para. 33(a) (with Sch. 2); S.R. 2010/101, art. 2