Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2001.

(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 an Act of the Assembly.

Annotations

f1: Section 109(3A) was inserted by section 55(b) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)
f2: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)