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The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/97 · Made 7 March 2012

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Pensions

Made 7th March 2012

Coming into operation 6th April 2012

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 105 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993f1 and now vested in the Department for Social Developmentf2.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Orderf3 under section 109(4) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993f4.

Accordingly the Department for Social Development makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1993 c. 49; section 105(1) was amended by Article 55 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) and paragraph 22 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2005 No. 433

f2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

f3

S.I. 2012/693

f4

1993 c. 48

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2012.

(2)

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

(3)

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

2Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions

For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 3 per cent.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th March 2012

(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. 2012/693) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 109(4) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, specifies 3 per cent. as the percentage by which that part of any guaranteed minimum pension attributable to earnings factors for the tax years 1988-1989 to 1996-1997, and payable by contracted-out, defined benefit occupational pension schemes, is to be increased.