Section 19 Securing of benefits.

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

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C1(2)

Subject to subsection (3), the scheme must contain a rule by which any liabilities of the scheme in respect of—

(a)

guaranteed minimum pensions and accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions;

(b)

any such benefits as are excluded by section 9(6) from earners’ guaranteed minimum pensions;

(c)

pensions and other benefits (whether or not within paragraph (a) or (b)) in respect of which entitlement to payment has already arisen; and

F2(d)

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are accorded priority on a winding up over other liabilities under the scheme in respect of benefits attributable to any period of service after the rule has taken effect.

(3)

The rule may also accord priority, on a winding up occurring after an earner has attained normal pension age, to liabilities of the scheme in respect of pensions and other benefits to which—

(a)

he will be entitled on ceasing to be in employment, or

(b)

the earner’s F3widow, widower or surviving civil partner or any dependant of the earner’s will be entitled on the earner’s death.

(4)

Subsections F4(2) and (3) do not apply to public service pension schemes.

(5)

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(6)

Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to schemes falling within any category or description prescribed as being exempt from the requirements of those subsections.

(7)

If the scheme provides for the payment out of any sum representing the surrender value of a policy of insurance taken out for the purposes of the scheme, it must make provision so that there may be no payment out in relation to guaranteed minimum pensions except in such circumstances as may be prescribed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 19(1)(5) repealed (6.4.1997) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), art. 147, 168, Sch. 3 para. 24(a), Sch. 5 Pt. III; S.R. 1997/192, art. 2(b)
F2: S. 19(2)(d) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 19
F3: Words in s. 19(3)(b) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/433), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 9
F4: Words in s. 19(4) substituted (6.4.1997) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), art. 147, Sch. 3 para. 24(b); S.R. 1997/192, art. 2(b)

Modifications

C1: S. 19(2)(3) excluded (6.4.1997) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), art. 147, Sch. 3 para. 24; S.R. 1997/192, art. 2(b)

Notes on Part III

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 3 heading omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 3(b)
F2: Words in Pt. 3 heading substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 3(a)

Modifications

C1

Pt. 3: power to modify conferred (1.6.1996 for certain purposes otherwise 6.4.1997) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), art. 146(1); S.R. 1996/91, art. 2(f); S.R. 1997/192, art. 2

Pt. 3: power to transfer functions conferred (1.4.1999) by 1999 c. 2, s. 23(1)(2)(6); S.I. 1999/527, art. 2(b), Sch. 2

C2

Pt. 3 modified (24.7.2014) by The Pensions (2012 Act) (Transitional, Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/204), regs. 1(1), 6(2)

Notes on Chapter I

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 3 Ch. 1 heading substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 4

Notes on Guaranteed minimum pensions

Textual amendments

F1: S. 9 cross-heading substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 12