Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993

42N.I.In section 167(1) of that Act—

(a)the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate place—

  • money purchase contracted-out scheme” has the same meaning as in section 4(1)(a)(ii) of the Pensions Act; and

pensionable age” has the same meaning as in section 121 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(b)in the definition of “occupational pension scheme”, for the words “Article 2(2) of the Pensions Order” there shall be substituted the words “ section 1 of the Pensions Act ”;

(c)before the definition of “the Pensions Order”, there shall be inserted—

the Pensions Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;

(d)in the definition of “personal pension scheme”, for the words “Article 2(2) of the 1986 Order” there shall be substituted the words “ section 1 of the Pensions Act ” and at the end of that definition there shall be added the words “ and “appropriate”, in relation to such a scheme, shall be construed in accordance with section 3 of that Act ”.