LegalizeThe Pensions (2005 Order) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006
Made: 8th March 2006
The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(2) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005[^f00001].
Citation and interpretation
1
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2005 Order) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006.
- (2) In this Order “the Order” means the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
Appointed days
2
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in—
- (a) Part 1 of the Schedule—
- (i) for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 9th March 2006, and
- (ii) for all other purposes, is 6th April 2006;
- (b) Part 2 of the Schedule is 1st April 2006, and
- (c) Part 3 of the Schedule is 6th April 2006.
SCHEDULE
PART 1 — PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER COMING INTO OPERATION ON 9th MARCH 2006 FOR THE PURPOSE ONLY OF AUTHORISING THE MAKING OF REGULATIONS, AND ON 6th APRIL 2006 FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES
| Provisions of the Order | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Article 226(2) | Requirement for knowledge and understanding: supplementary |
| Articles 227 and 228 | Payment of surplus to employer and transitional power to amend scheme |
PART 2 — PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1st APRIL 2006
| Provisions of the Order | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Article 135(8), in so far as not already in operation | Application for reconsideration |
| Article 160(8), in so far as not already in operation | Amounts to be raised by the pension protection levies |
PART 3 — PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER COMING INTO OPERATION ON 6th APRIL 2006
| Provisions of the Order | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Article 14, in so far as not already in operation | Pension liberation: interpretation |
| Article 81, in so far as not already in operation | Disclosure for facilitating exercise of functions by other supervisory authorities |
| Article 100 | Disclosure of information |
| Article 144(7), in so far as not already in operation | Transfer notice |
| Article 149 | Guaranteed minimum pensions |
| Article 153(1) and (2)(a) to (c) | Discharge of liabilities in respect of compensation |
| Article 186, in so far as not already in operation | Articles 172 to 185: interpretation |
| Articles 224 and 225, and 226, in so far as not already in operation | Requirement for knowledge and understanding: individual trustees, corporate trustees and supplementary |
| Article 231 | Representative of non-European scheme to be treated as trustee |
| Article 244 | Voluntary contributions |
| Article 245 | Payments made by employers to personal pension schemes |
| Article 279(2)(j) and (k), (4) and (5) | Overriding requirements |
| Article 294 | Pre-consolidation amendments |
| Schedule 4, paragraph 2(2), in so far as not already in operation, and Article 101(3) in so far as it relates to that paragraph | The Board of the Pension Protection Fund: delegation |
| Schedule 10, paragraphs 2, 5, 6, 7(1), in so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (2), and (2), 10 to 13, 17, 18, 22, 24, 28, 42, 51(a) to (c), and (d) in so far as it relates to the omission of “either of”, and 52, 56 in so far as not already in operation, 58, 59, 65 and 70(3), in so far as not already in operation, and Article 290(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs | Consequential amendments |
| Schedule 11, in so far as it relates to the repeals there specified in relation to— the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, sections 107, 107A(10), 107(B), 128, 144(4)(ba) and (bb), 145(1), (1A), (1B), (3), (6) and (8), 147(1) and (3), 154 and 172(6)(b) and in section 176(1) the definition of “voluntary contribution requirements” and Schedule 8; the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Articles 38(2)(b), 69, 71A(4), 72B(7) and (8)(b), 76, 85(5)(a), 86(4)(a), 115(3), 116, 121(1) in so far as it relates to the definitions of “member-nominated director” and “member-nominated trustee” and 139(5) and paragraphs 10 and 36(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 and Schedule 4; the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, paragraphs 2(1)(a) and 11 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 9; the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, section 38(7) and paragraphs 9 and 10(2), (3) and (4) of Schedule 5 and Schedule 9, and Article 291 in so far as it relates to those provisions | Repeals |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th March 2006.
Philip Angus — A 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 Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 as follows—
- 9th March 2006 for provisions relating to the obligations of trustees of occupational pension schemes for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, and for all other purposes, on 6th April 2006;
- 1st April 2006 for provisions relating to applications for reconsideration and amounts to be raised by the pension protection levies, and
- 6th April 2006 for provisions relating to the Pensions Regulator, the Board of the Pension Protection Fund, other miscellaneous provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)
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