Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 and shall come into operation on—

a

5th January 2019 for the purpose of making an award on a claim for a state pension under regulation 15(1) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19875 (advance notice of retirement and claim for and award of pension) to a person who reaches pensionable age6 on or after 9th April 2019; and

b

8th April 2019 for all other purposes.

2

In this Article “a state pension” means a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.