Amendment of the Employers’ Duties (Implementation) Regulations

2.—(1) The Employers’ Duties (Implementation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 5 (transitional periods for money purchase and personal pension schemes)—

(a) in paragraph (a)(2)—

(i) omit “is 5 years and 3 months”;

(ii) after “UK money purchase schemes)” insert “, ends on 5th April 2018”;

(b) in paragraph (b) for “the end of the first transitional period” substitute “6th April 2018 and ending on 5th April 2019”.

(3) In regulation 6(3) (transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes)—

(a) omit “is 5 years and 3 months”;

(b) at the end add “, ends on 30th September 2017”.

(1)

S.R. 2010 No. 123; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2012 No. 332

(2)

Paragraph (a) was amended by regulation 2(7) of S.R. 2012 No. 332

(3)

Regulation 6 was amended by regulation 2(8) of S.R. 2012 No. 332