SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15Option to boost old retirement pensions

Part 2Northern Ireland

Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)

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1

If paragraph 17 comes into force before the new state pension commencement date for Northern Ireland, section 14A(2) as inserted by that paragraph has effect as if the reference to entitlement included the prospective entitlement of a person who—

a

has not yet reached pensionable age, but

b

will reach pensionable age before that day (assuming that the person lives until pensionable age).

2

In this paragraph “the new state pension commencement date for Northern Ireland” means the date on which legislation in Northern Ireland corresponding to section 2 of this Act comes fully into force.