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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

2005 No. 509

PENSIONS

The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

  Made 16th November 2005 
  Coming into operation 1st January 2006 

Whereas the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order[1] under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993[2]:

     Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993[3], and now vested in it[4], and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
     1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2006.

    (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[5] shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Revaluation percentage for each revaluation period
     2. For the purposes of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, the revaluation percentage for each revaluation period specified in column 1 of the Schedule is the percentage specified opposite thereto in column 2.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on


16th November 2005.

L.S.


John O'Neill
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development


SCHEDULE
Article 2

Column 1 Column 2
Revaluation period Revaluation percentage
1st January 1986 – 31st December 2005 102.7%
1st January 1987 – 31st December 2005 96.6%
1st January 1988 – 31st December 2005 88.7%
1st January 1989 – 31st December 2005 78.5%
1st January 1990 – 31st December 2005 65.9%
1st January 1991 – 31st December 2005 49.6%
1st January 1992 – 31st December 2005 43.7%
1st January 1993 – 31st December 2005 38.7%
1st January 1994 – 31st December 2005 36.3%
1st January 1995 – 31st December 2005 33.4%
1st January 1996 – 31st December 2005 28.3%
1st January 1997 – 31st December 2005 25.7%
1st January 1998 – 31st December 2005 21.3%
1st January 1999 – 31st December 2005 17.6%
1st January 2000 – 31st December 2005 16.3%
1st January 2001 – 31st December 2005 12.6%
1st January 2002 – 31st December 2005 10.7%
1st January 2003 – 31st December 2005 8.8%
1st January 2004 – 31st December 2005 5.9%
1st January 2005 – 31st December 2005 2.7%
(all dates inclusive)           


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order, which corresponds to an Order (S.I. 2005/3156) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993, specifies appropriate revaluation percentages. The percentages specified are relevant to the revaluation of benefits under occupational pension schemes, as required by section 80 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993.

Notes:

 [1] S.I. 2005/3156back

[2] 1993 c. 48back

[3] 1993 c. 49; Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 20 of the Schedule to S.R. 2005 No. 434; see also section 80 as amended by Part III of Schedule 5 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)), Article 258 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)) and paragraph 13 of the Schedule to S.R. 2005 No. 434back

[4] See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back

[5] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)back


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Prepared 25 November 2005

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