Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions (Financial Reporting Council) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 9th August 2012.

2

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

Amendment of Regulations2

The Schedule shall have effect.

Revocations3

The following provisions are revoked—

a

paragraphs 1, 3, 4(a)(i), 6, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 17(a) of the Schedule to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20077;

b

regulation 4(3) of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20088;

c

regulation 3(2) of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20109.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 19th July 2012

(L.S.)Anne McClearyA senior officer of the Department for Social Development