2016 No. 88
The State Pension (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 28th June 2016
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 20151.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the State Pension (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2016, immediately after the coming into operation of the State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20152.
Amendment of the State Pension Regulations2
After Part 1 of the State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (general) insert—
PART 1AFull rate of State Pension
Full rate of state pension1A
The full rate of the state pension for the purposes of section 3(1) of the Act (full rate of state pension) is £155.65 per week.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st March 2016
(This note is not part of the Regulations)