# The Pensions (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017, Article 3: Later commencement for abolition of bereavement payment and bereavement allowance


(1) Section 30(5) and Schedule 16 do not come into operation in accordance with Article 2(2) for a person to whom this Article applies.
(2) This Article applies to a person who, on 5th April 2017—
(a) was entitled to—
(i) a bereavement payment under section 36 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (bereavement payment); or
(ii) a bereavement allowance under section 39B of that Act (bereavement allowance where no dependent children), or
(b) would have been entitled to such a benefit if the person made a claim for it.
(3) This Article ceases to apply to a person if—
(a) the person was entitled to a benefit in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) and the person is no longer entitled to that benefit; or
(b) the person would have been entitled to a benefit in accordance with paragraph (2)(b) and the person would no longer be entitled to that benefit if the person made a claim for it.
(4) On the date this Article ceases to apply to a person, section 30(5) and Schedule 16 come into operation for that person to the extent that they are not already in operation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/44/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2015-act-commencement-no-5-order-northern-ireland-2017/article-3
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