{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-review-order-northern-ireland-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/124",
  "legislation_title": "Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-review-order-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 5th March 1997\nComing into operation 7th April 1997\nWhereas by virtue of section 132 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 a direction has been given by the Department of Health and Social Services that the sums which are the additional pensions in the rate of long-term benefits are to be increased by a specified percentage;\nNow, therefore the Department of Finance and Personnel, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 69(1), (2), (5) and (5ZA) of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 and now vested in it and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Contained in S.R. 1997 No. 113"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15); Art. 69 was amended by S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5) Arts. 10(2), 16 and Sch. 3, S.I. 1985/1209 (N.I. 16) Art. 25(2) and Sch. 6, S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18) Arts. 11(8), 19(1)(b), 83(1) and Sch. 9, para. 58, S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Arts. 3(7) and 7, by section 4 and paragraph 14(19) of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (1992 c. 9) and by section 184 of and paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (1993 c. 49). Article 69 is modified by Article 69A, which was inserted by Article 10(3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5)), and amended by S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18) Art. 11(9) and by section 184 of and paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "By S.R. 1976 No. 281 Art. 3 and Sch. 1 and S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 4"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/124/introduction",
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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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