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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Pensions
Made
7th June 2012
The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 8) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
2. The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 shall come into operation, in so far as they are not already in operation, on 8th June 2012-
(a)section 14(2) (review of earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band), and
(b)section 28(3) (certification that quality requirement or alternative requirement is satisfied).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th June 2012
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation sections 14 and 28 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 ("the Act") as amended by the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 (c. 3 (N.I.)) ("the 2012 Act"), in so far as they are not already in operation, on 8th June 2012.
Section 14 of the Act (as amended by section 9 of the 2012 Act) provides that whenever an order is made under section 14 of the Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), the Department for Social Development may make a corresponding order for Northern Ireland substituting the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for automatic enrolment and re-enrolment.
Section 28 of the Act (as amended by sections 13 and 14 of the 2012 Act) allows an employer to certify that the pension scheme used by that employer meets the quality requirements imposed by Part 1 of the Act or alternative requirements that are prescribed.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the dates shown.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 49 | (partially) | 3rd January 2012 | 2011 No. 441 (C. 33) |
| Sections 61 and 62 | 26th January 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) | |
| Section 63 | 16th March 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) | |
| Section 78 | (partially) | 5th July 2010 | 2010 No. 50 (C. 2) |
| Section 79 | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) | |
| Section 80 | (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) |
| (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 147 (C. 9) | |
| Section 83 | (partially) | 3rd January 2012 | 2011 No. 441 (C. 33) |
| Section 85 | 6th April 2012 | 2012 No. 119 (C. 12) | |
| Sections 86 to 98 | 6th April 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) | |
| Section 99 | (partially) | 16th March 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) |
| (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) | |
| Section 100 | (partially) | 1st April 2009 | 2009 No. 147 (C. 9) |
| Section 101 | 6th April 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) | |
| Section 103 | (partially) | 29th June 2009 | 2009 No. 249 (C. 16) |
| Section 104 | (partially) | 26th February 2010 | 2010 No. 50 (C. 2) |
| Section 105 | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) | |
| Sections 106 and 107 | 26th January 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) | |
| Section 116 | (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) |
| (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) | |
| (partially) | 6th April 2012 | 2012 No. 119 (C. 12) | |
| Schedule 1 | (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) |
| (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 147 (C. 9) | |
| Schedule 3 | (partially) | 3rd January 2012 | 2011 No. 441 (C. 33) |
| Schedule 4 | (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) |
| Schedule 5 | 6th April 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) | |
| Schedule 6 | (partially) | 1st April 2009 | 2009 No. 147 (C. 9) |
| Schedule 8 | (partially) | 29th June 2009 | 2009 No. 249 (C. 16) |
| Schedule 9 | (partially) | 26th February 2010 | 2010 No. 50 (C. 2) |
| Schedule 10 | (partially) | 6th April 2009 | 2009 No. 22 (C. 1) |
| (partially) | 6th April 2011 | 2011 No. 108 (C. 7) | |
| (partially) | 6th April 2012 | 2012 No. 119 (C. 12) | |
2008 c. 13 (N.I.)
Section 14 was amended by section 9(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 (c. 3 (N.I.))
Section 28 was amended by sections 13(1) to (6) and 14 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012
