Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation—

a

except for the purposes of regulation 2(2), on 1st July 2012 immediately after the coming into operation of regulation 2 of the Automatic Enrolment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20125, and

b

for the purposes of regulation 2(2), on 1st July 2012 immediately after the coming into operation of the other provisions of these Regulations.

2

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19546 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.