{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2008-no-2-act-commencement-no-9-order-northern-ireland-2012/schedule/part-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2008-no-2-act-commencement-no-9-order-northern-ireland-2012/schedule/part-1.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2012/266",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions (2008 No. 2 Act) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2008-no-2-act-commencement-no-9-order-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "schedule/part/1",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into operation on 30th June 2012 in so far as they are not already in operation",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter\nSection 2\nContinuity of scheme membership\nSection 3\nAutomatic enrolment\nSection 5\nAutomatic re-enrolment\nSection 6\nTiming of automatic re-enrolment\nSection 7\nJobholder’s right to opt in\nSection 8\nJobholder’s right to opt out\nSection 9\nWorkers without qualifying earnings\nSection 10\nInformation to be given to workers\nSection 13\nQualifying earnings\nSection 15\nPay reference period\nSection 16\nQualifying schemes\nSection 17\nAutomatic enrolment schemes\nSection 18\nOccupational pension schemes\nSection 20\nQuality requirement: UK money purchase schemes\nSection 21\nQuality requirement: UK defined benefits schemes\nSection 22\nTest scheme standard\nSection 24\nQuality requirement: UK hybrid schemes\nSection 26\nQuality requirement: UK personal pension schemes\nSection 29\nTransitional periods for money purchase and personal pension schemes\nSection 30\nTransitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes\nSection 32\nPower of trustees or managers to modify by resolution\nSection 33\nDeduction of contributions\nSection 37\nUnpaid contributions notices\nSection 38\nCalculation and payment of contributions\nSection 40, except for subsection (1)(d) which is commenced for the purpose only of the exercise of the Regulator’s functions under Part 1 of the Act\nFixed penalty notices\nSection 41, except for subsection (1)(d) which is commenced for the purpose only of the exercise of the Regulator’s functions under Part 1 of the Act\nEscalating penalty notices\nSection 43\nReview of notices\nSection 49\nMonitoring of employers’ payments to personal pension schemes\nSection 52\nPenalty notices\nSection 54\nInducements\nSection 58\nRestrictions on agreements to limit operation of this Part",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 2 was amended by section 5(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 (c. 3 (N.I.))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 3 was amended by sections 6(1) and (2) and 7(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 and Article 2(1) of S.R. 2012 No. 240"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 5 was amended by sections 5(2) to (4), 6(3) and (4) and 7(3) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 and Article 2(1) of S.R. 2012 No. 240"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 6 was amended by sections 5(5), 7(4) and 8 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Section 7 was amended by section 7(5) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Section 13 was amended by Article 2(2) of S.R. 2012 No. 240"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Section 16 was amended by section 11 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Section 20 was amended by regulation 3(2) of S.R. 2012 No. 120"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Section 22 was amended by section 12(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Section 26 was amended by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 2012 No. 120"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Section 30 was amended by sections 7(6), 15 and 16 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Section 32 was amended by sections 13(7) and 17 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Section 40 was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 4 (N.I.))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "Section 41 was amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "Section 54 was amended by section 5(6) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/266/schedule/part/1",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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