Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1997.

(2)

In this Order—

“relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993^f1.

(3)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f2 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.

Annotations

f1: Section 109(3A) was inserted by section 55 of the Pensions Act 1955 (c. 26). Article 2(7) of the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/778 (C. 13)) appointed 6th April 1997 as the principal appointed day for the purposes of Part III of the Pensions Act 1995
f2: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)