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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
PENSIONS
Made
6th February 2001
Coming into operation
6th April 2001
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2001.
(2) In this Order—
“relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(5).
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(6) shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2. For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993(7) the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 3 per cent.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th February 2001.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order, which corresponds to an Order (S.I. 2001/160) made by the Secretary of State for Social Security under section 109(4) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, specifies 3 per cent. as the percentage by which that part of any guaranteed minimum pension attributable to earnings factors for the tax years 1988-89 to 1996-97 and payable by occupational pension schemes is to be increased.
S.I. 2001/160
1993 c. 49; section 105(1) was amended by Article 55 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22))
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
Section 109(3A) was inserted by section 55(b) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)
Section 105(1) was amended by Article 55 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
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