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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-indexation-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/8",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Indexation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-indexation-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "regulation/1",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Indexation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1997.\n(2) In these Regulations—\n“appointed day” means the day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 51 for purposes other than authorising the making of regulations;\n“indexation requirement” means the requirement under Article 51(2) and (3) for certain occupational pension schemes to provide annual increases in the rate of pensions;\n“pension scheme” means an occupational pension scheme, a personal pension scheme or a retirement benefits scheme approved under section 591 of the Taxes Act 1988.\n(3) In these Regulations any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 bearing that number.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 1 in operation at 6.4.1997, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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      "affecting_title": "The Pensions (2015 Act) (Abolition of Contracting-out for Salary Related Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016"
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      "type": "words inserted",
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    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2005/170",
      "affecting_title": "The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Indexation and Disclosure of Information) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "words added",
      "affecting": "nisr/2005/170",
      "affecting_title": "The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Indexation and Disclosure of Information) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2006/744",
      "affecting_title": "The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Consequential Amendments of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes Legislation) Order 2006"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/8/regulation/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:31:19.090611+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}