OpenLegislation

Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012

2012 nia 3 · Enacted 1 June 2012 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 31 December 2023.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 21(2)omittedPension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 s. 41(2)
s. 20(1)-(3)omittedPension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Sch. 1 para. 11(c)

An Act to make provision relating to pensions; and for connected purposes.

[1st June 2012]

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:

Contents

  1. Part 1: State Pension
  2. 1Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women
  3. 2Duty to report on the impact of socio-economic background (including health indicators) in relation to retirement pension
  4. 3Abolition of certain additions to the state pension
  5. 4Consolidation of additional pension Not yet in force
  6. Part 2: Automatic Enrolment
  7. 5Automatic re-enrolment where scheme membership interrupted
  8. 6Earnings trigger for automatic enrolment and re-enrolment
  9. 7Postponement or disapplication of automatic enrolment
  10. 8Timing of automatic re-enrolment
  11. 9Review of earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
  12. 10Rounded figures for earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
  13. 11Qualifying schemes: administration charges Repealed
  14. 12Test scheme standard for schemes that produce sum of money for provision of benefits
  15. 13Certification that alternative to quality requirement is satisfied
  16. 14Certification for non-UK schemes
  17. 15Transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes to be optional
  18. 16Arrangements where transitional conditions cease to be satisfied
  19. 17Power of managers to modify by resolution
  20. 18No indemnification for civil penalties
  21. 19Power to exempt certain cross-border employment from enrolment duty Repealed
  22. Part 3: Occupational Pension Schemes
  23. Indexation and revaluation
  24. 20Indexation and revaluation
  25. 21Indexation requirements for cash balance benefits
  26. Pension Protection Fund
  27. 22Pension Protection Fund
  28. Miscellaneous
  29. 23Payment of surplus to employer: transitional power to amend scheme
  30. 24Contribution notices and financial support directions
  31. 25Technical amendment to Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
  32. 26Technical amendment to section 38(2) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993
  33. Part 4: Money Purchase Benefits
  34. 27Definition of money purchase benefits
  35. 28Transitional
  36. 29Consequential and supplementary
  37. 30Power to make further provision
  38. 31Regulations
  39. Part 5: Miscellaneous and General
  40. Miscellaneous
  41. 32Grants by the Department to advisory bodies etc.
  42. 33Service of documents and electronic working
  43. General
  44. 34Commencement
  45. 35Short title
  46. Schedule 1: Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women: consequential amendments
  47. The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 22)
  52. 4Paragraph 4
  53. The Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1)
  54. 5Paragraph 5
  55. 6Paragraph 6
  56. Schedule 2: Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments etc. Repealed
  57. The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) Repealed
  58. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  59. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  60. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  61. Repeals of spent enactments Repealed
  62. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  63. Schedule 3: Consolidation of additional pension Not yet in force
  64. The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) Not yet in force
  65. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  66. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  67. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  68. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  69. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  70. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  71. The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49) Not yet in force
  72. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  73. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  74. The Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13) Not yet in force
  75. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  76. Schedule 4: Pension Protection Fund
  77. Requirements to obtain actuarial valuations
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. 7Paragraph 7
  85. 8Paragraph 8
  86. 9Paragraph 9
  87. 10Paragraph 10
  88. 11Paragraph 11
  89. 12Paragraph 12
  90. 13Paragraph 13
  91. Requirement to obtain protected benefits quotation
  92. 14Paragraph 14
  93. 15Paragraph 15
  94. 16Paragraph 16
  95. Removal of restriction on transfer notices
  96. 17Paragraph 17
  97. Assembly control of orders and regulations
  98. 18Paragraph 18
  99. Pension credit members
  100. 19Paragraph 19
  101. 20Paragraph 20
  102. Postponement of compensation
  103. 21Paragraph 21
  104. 22Paragraph 22
  105. 23Paragraph 23
  106. 24Paragraph 24
  107. 25Paragraph 25
  108. 26Paragraph 26
  109. 27Paragraph 27
  110. 28Paragraph 28
  111. Pension compensation sharing: postponement of compensation
  112. 29Paragraph 29
  113. 30Paragraph 30
  114. 31Paragraph 31
  115. 32Paragraph 32
  116. 33Paragraph 33
  117. 34Paragraph 34
  118. 35Paragraph 35
  119. 36Paragraph 36
  120. Calculation of compensation: admissible rules etc.
  121. 37Paragraph 37