# The Pensions (2008 Acts) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009, Article 3: Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) omit the definition of “safeguarded rights”.
(3) In regulation 23 (requirements for meeting the statutory standard) for paragraph (d) substitute—
“(d) must not have regard to any pensions to be provided under the scheme in respect of earners who are not in contracted-out employment;”.
(4) In regulation 39 (circumstances in which schemes may change mode of contracting out)—
(a) in paragraph (1) omit “and any safeguarded rights”;
(b) in paragraph (2) for “, section 5(2B) rights and any safeguarded rights” substitute “and section 5(2B) rights”.
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(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/113/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2008-acts-consequential-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-3
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