The Pensions (2008 Acts) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 No. 113

Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations N.I.

3.—(1) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) omit the definition of “safeguarded rights”(2).

(3) In regulation 23 (requirements for meeting the statutory standard) for paragraph (d)(3) substitute—

“(d) must not have regard to any pensions to be provided under the scheme in respect of earners who are not in contracted-out employment;”.

(4) In regulation 39(4) (circumstances in which schemes may change mode of contracting out)—

(a) in paragraph (1) omit “and any safeguarded rights”;

(b) in paragraph (2) for “, section 5(2B) rights and any safeguarded rights” substitute “and section 5(2B) rights(5)”.

F1 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 3(5)-(7) revoked by virtue of (6.4.2016) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/107), reg. 1(a), Sch. 2

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 3 in operation at 6.4.2009, see art. 1

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 493; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 Nos. 160 and 162, S.R. 1999 No. 486, S.R. 2000 No. 336 and S.R. 2002 No. 109

(2)

The definition of “safeguarded rights” was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2000 No. 336

(3)

Paragraph (d) was amended by regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2000 No. 336

(4)

Regulation 39 was amended by regulation 3(2) of S.R. 1997 No. 162 and regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2000 No. 336

(5)

The definition of “section 5(2B) rights” was inserted by paragraph 5(2) of the Schedule to S.R. 1997 No. 160 and amended by regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 486