# Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 58


(1) Article 51 (annual increase in rate of pension) is amended as follows.
(2) For “the appointed day” (in each place) substitute “ 6 April 1997 ”.
(3) For paragraph (8) substitute—
“(8) An occupational pension scheme is a “relevant occupational pension scheme” if—
(a) it has not, at any time on or after 6 April 1997, been a salary related contracted-out scheme (see section 3B of the Pension Schemes Act), or
(b) it has, at any time on or after 6 April 1997, been a salary related contracted-out scheme but no person is entitled to receive, or has accrued rights to, benefits under the scheme attributable to a period on or after that day when it was such a scheme.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/13/paragraph/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-13/paragraph-58
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