2022 No. 69
Pensions

The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

Made
Coming into operation
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 161 and 287(3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 20051.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order2 under section 178 of the Pensions Act 20043.
Accordingly the Department for Communities4 makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2022.

The levy ceiling2.

For the purposes of Article 160 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (amounts to be raised by the pension protection levies), the levy ceiling for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2022 is £1,178,605,581.

Revocation3.

The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 20215 is revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 28th February 2022

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

This Order, which corresponds to provisions of an Order (S.I. 2022/88) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 178 of the Pensions Act 2004, specifies, for the purposes of Article 160 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (“the 2005 Order”), the levy ceiling for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2022.

Article 158 of the 2005 Order provides that the Board of the Pension Protection Fund must impose pension protection levies for each financial year falling after the initial period (as defined by Article 157 of the 2005 Order). Article 160 of the 2005 Order provides for the amount to be raised by the pension protection levies, subject to an annual ceiling.

Article 2 of this Order specifies that the levy ceiling for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2022 is £1,178,605,581.

Article 3 makes a revocation.