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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-1995-order-commencement-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/91",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-1995-order-commencement-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order.)\nThis Order provides for the coming into operation of further provisions of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (“the Order”) on the following dates—\n14th March 1996 for—\nthe purpose only of authorising the making of orders under the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (“the Pension Schemes Act”) specifying the reduction in the rates of State scheme contributions and the rebates payable in respect of members of contracted-out occupational pension schemes and appropriate personal pension schemes,\nthe purpose only of authorising the making of certain regulations, in particular, under provisions relating to interim arrangements in relation to appropriate personal pension schemes and the discharge of protected rights by money purchase occupational pension schemes;\n6th April 1996 for—\nthe purpose of bringing fully into operation those provisions which were commenced on 14th March 1996 for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations,\nprovisions relating to the disclosure of information by the Department, the aggregation of earnings in relation to Class 1 contributions and certain other general provisions of the Order,\nthe purpose only of authorising the making of certain regulations under—\nPart II of the Order concerning the regulation of occupational pension schemes,\nPart IV of the Order concerning contracting-out,\nPart V of the Order concerning transfer values and penalties for breach of regulations under the Pension Schemes Act;\n1st June 1996 for—\nthe purpose only of authorising the making of regulations about contracting-out by hybrid schemes;\n6th October 1996 for—\ncertain provisions relating to member-nominated trustees and directors to come into operation for transitional purposes only;\n6th April 1997 for—\nArticle 133 (new contracting-out requirements), in so far as it is not already in operation, and that day is designated as the principal appointed day for the purposes of Part IV of the Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/91/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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