The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

Made: 31st January 2001

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 68(2)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001.

• (2) In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or the Schedule to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 bearing that number.

Appointed days

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The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

• (a) sections 29, 30 and 33 and Schedule 4 (state second pension)—

• (i) for the purpose only of authorising the making of orders under sections 38, 38B and 41A of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993[^f00002], is 1st February 2001, and

• (ii) for all other purposes, is 6th April 2002;

• (b) section 32 (revaluation) in so far as not already in operation, is 1st February 2001; and

• (c) section 31 (calculation of Category B retirement pension) in so far as not already in operation and Part II of Schedule 9 and section 67 in so far as it relates to that Part, is 9th April 2001.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 31st January 2001.

John O'Neill — Senior Officer of the — Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 as follows—

• 1st February 2001 for provisions relating to state second pension for the purpose only of authorising the making of orders, and for all other purposes from 6th April 2002;

• 1st February 2001 for provisions relating to revaluation of the low earnings threshold; and

• 9th April 2001 for provisions relating to the calculation of Category B retirement pension.

The impact on business of the commencement of provisions in the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 is detailed in the Regulatory Impact Assessment relating to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill. A copy of that Assessment may be obtained, free of charge, from Social Security Policy and Legislation Division, Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SQ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2000 c. 4 (N.I.)

[^f00002]: 1993 c. 49; section 38(1) was substituted by Article 134(3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)); sections 38B and 41A were inserted respectively by Articles 134(4) and 135(5) of that Order; sections 38(1), 38B and 41A were amended respectively by paragraphs 51, 53 and 57 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)