2012 No. 40
Social Security

The Social Security Pensions (Flat Rate Introduction Year) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 121(1) and 171(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and now vested in it2, makes the following Order.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Flat Rate Introduction Year) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.

Flat Rate Introduction Year2.

For the purpose of the definition of “the flat rate introduction year” in section 121(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the flat rate introduction year is 2012–13.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th February 2012

(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that the flat rate introduction year, which will be used for the purposes of calculating additional State Pension, shall be the tax year beginning 6th April 2012.