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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2012-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2012/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/233",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions (2012 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2012-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed days",
  "text": "(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of—\n(a) section 10 (rounded figures for earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band);\n(b) section 13 (certification that alternative to quality requirement is satisfied); and\n(c) section 14 (certification for non-UK schemes),\nin so far as not already in operation, is 7th June 2012.\n(2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of—\n(a) section 2 (duty to report on the impact of socio-economic background (including health indicators) in relation to retirement pension);\n(b) section 3(1) to (4), (9) and (10) (abolition of certain additions to the state pension);\n(c) section 3(5) in so far as it provides for the omission of the following paragraphs of Schedule 5 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (pension increase of lump sum where entitlement to retirement pension is deferred)—\n(i) paragraph 5A(2)(b) and (3)(a);\n(ii) paragraph 6(2)(b), (3)(c) and (4)(b);\n(iii) paragraph 6A(2)(b), and\n(iv) paragraph 7(1),\nand section 3(7) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;\n(d) section 9 (review of earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band);\n(e) section 20 (indexation and revaluation);\n(f) section 21 (indexation requirements for cash balance benefits);\n(g) section 24 (contribution notices and financial support directions);\n(h) section 32 (grants by the Department to advisory bodies etc.);\n(i) section 33(2) (service of documents and electronic working);\n(j) in Schedule 2 (repeals and amendments consequential on section 3(5) of the Act)—\n(i) paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to the paragraphs specified in heads (ii) to (iv);\n(ii) paragraph 3(1), in so far as it relates to paragraph 3(7) and (8);\n(iii) paragraph 3(7) and (8), and\n(iv) paragraph 4(a) and (d),\nand section 3(6) and (8) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;\n(k) in Schedule 4 (pension protection fund)—\n(i) paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to the paragraphs specified in heads (ii) to (v);\n(ii) paragraph 17 (removal of restriction on transfer notices);\n(iii) paragraph 18 (Assembly control of orders and regulations);\n(iv) paragraphs 19 and 20 (pension credit members), and\n(v) paragraph 37 (calculation of compensation: admissible rules etc.),\nand section 22 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs,\nis 7th June 2012.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 7"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/233/article/2",
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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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