Explanatory note

This Order amends the Annex to the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. The amendments ensure that the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2007 complies with the requirements prescribed by the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 with regard to arrangements the employer must make in respect of automatic enrolment and automatic re-enrolment of a jobholder in a qualifying scheme. The amendments also ensure the Scheme complies with other arrangements prescribed by the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 by which a jobholder or a worker may join and/or leave a qualifying pension scheme.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.