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The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

S.R. 2015/119 · Made 4 March 2015 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Pensions

Made 4th March 2015

Coming into operation 6th April 2015

F1The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14 and 15A(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 .

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order under sections 14(2) and 15A(1) of the Pensions Act 2008 .

Accordingly the Department for Social Development makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Order revoked (6.4.2017) by The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/54), arts. 1(1), 4(c)

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation Repealed
  2. 2Increase of amounts Repealed
  3. 3Rounding of figures Repealed
  4. 4Revocation Repealed
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

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2Increase of amountsF1

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3Rounding of figuresF1

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4RevocationF1

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Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 4th March 2015

L.S.

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which corresponds to an Order (S.I. 2015/468) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under sections 14(2) and 15A(1) of the Pensions Act 2008, substitutes the amounts of the automatic enrolment and re-enrolment qualifying earnings band and specifies rounded figures for certain pay reference periods.

Article 2 increases the amounts in section 13(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”). Section 13 of the Act provides that a person's qualifying earnings are earnings of more than the amount specified in section 13(1)(a) and not more than the amount specified in section 13(1)(b)

Article 3 specifies rounded figures for the purposes of sections 3(6B), 5(7B) and 13(2) of the Act. The amounts specified in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1) (as increased by Article 2) of the Act are in relation to a pay reference period of 12 months. Sections 3(6B), 5(7B) and 13(2) provide respectively that where a pay reference period is less or more than 12 months, the amounts specified in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1) apply as if they were proportionately less or more. This Article provides rounded figures in respect of specified pay reference periods other than 12 months.

Article 4 makes a revocation.