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The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/369 · Made 2 December 2002

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PENSIONS

Made 2nd December 2002

Coming into operation 1st January 2003

Whereas the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Orderf1 under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993f2:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2002/2951

f2

1993 c. 48

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Revaluation percentage for each revaluation period
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Schedule
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2003.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

2Revaluation percentage for each revaluation period

For the purposes of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, the revaluation percentage for each revaluation period specified in column 1 of the Schedule is the percentage specified opposite thereto in column 2.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 2nd December 2002.

L.S.

John O'Neill

Senior Officer of the

Department for Social Development

Column 1Column 2
Revaluation PeriodRevaluation Percentage
1st January 1986 – 31st December 200286·3%
1st January 1987 – 31st December 200280·7%
1st January 1988 – 31st December 200273·4%
1st January 1989 – 31st December 200264·0%
1st January 1990 – 31st December 200252·4%
1st January 1991 – 31st December 200237·5%
1st January 1992 – 31st December 200232·0%
1st January 1993 – 31st December 200227·5%
1st January 1994 – 31st December 200225·2%
1st January 1995 – 31st December 200222·5%
1st January 1996 – 31st December 200217·9%
1st January 1997 – 31st December 200215·5%
1st January 1998 – 31st December 200211·5%
1st January 1999 – 31st December 20028·0%
1st January 2000 – 31st December 20026·8%
1st January 2001 – 31st December 20023·4%
1st January 2002 – 31st December 20021·7%
(all dates inclusive)

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order, which corresponds to an Order (S.I. 2002/2951) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993, specifies appropriate revaluation percentages. The percentages specified are relevant to the revaluation of benefits under occupational pension schemes, as required by section 80 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993.