The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Protected Rights) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Protected Rights) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1997.

(2) In these Regulations—

“child benefit” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1);

“member” means member of an occupational pension scheme or a personal pension scheme;

“pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2);

“the principal appointed day” has the meaning given to that expression by section 3(2B)(3);

“the Protected Rights Regulations” means the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Protected Rights) Regulations 1996(4);

“scheme” means an occupational pension scheme or a personal pension scheme;

“section 5(2B) rights” are rights (other than rights attributable to voluntary contributions within the meaning of section 107) which are attributable to an earner’s service on or after the principal appointed day in employment which is contracted-out in accordance with section 5(2B)(5).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(6) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.

(4) For the purposes of these Regulations and notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, where a period of time is expressed to begin on, or to be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.

(5) In these Regulations—

(a) any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 bearing that number; and

(b) any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 bearing that number.

(1)

1992 c. 7. See Part IX of that Act

(2)

S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)

(3)

Section 3(2B) was inserted by Article 133(1) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

(4)

S.I. 1996/1537

(5)

Section 5(2B) was substituted by Article 133(3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

(6)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)