# Pension Schemes Act 2021, Paragraph 22


(1) Section 31 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (effect of freezing order or assessment period: qualifying schemes) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading, for “or assessment period” substitute “ , assessment period or pause order ”.
(3) In subsection (3) (meaning of “freezing event” and “relevant provision”)—
(a) in the definition of “freezing event”—
(i) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (a);
(ii) at the end of paragraph (b) insert
“, or
(c) the making of a pause order under section 95 of the Pension Schemes Act 2021;”;
(b) in the definition of “relevant provision”, after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c) in relation to a pause order, provision contained in the order or the provision made with respect to the order by section 95 of the Pension Schemes Act 2021.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/schedule/6/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pension-schemes-act-2021/schedule-6/paragraph-22
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