# The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017, Article 2: Later commencement for abolition of bereavement payment and bereavement allowance


(1) Subject to Article 3, this Order shall not come into operation in accordance with Article 1(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 (bereavement allowance where no dependent children) of that Act; or
(b) would have been entitled to such a benefit if the person made a claim for it.
(3) But 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, this Order shall come into operation for that person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/66/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2015-act-consequential-supplementary-and-incidental-amendments-order-northern-ireland-2017/article-2
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