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Pensions

Made 21st March 2012

Coming into operation 9th April 2012

In accordance with section 132 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1 the Department for Social Development^f2 has given a direction^f3 that the sums which are the additional pensions in long-term benefits are to be increased by a specified percentage.

The Department of Finance and Personnel now makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 69(1), (2), (5) and (5ZA) of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975^f4 and now vested in it^f5.

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 8
f2: See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Art. 8(b) and Schedule 6 Part II
f3: Contained in S.R. 2012 No. 116. This direction corresponds to the direction given by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5)
f4: S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15); Art. 69 was amended by S.I. 1976/396 (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 Pensions Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993. Art. 69(5ZA) is amended and paragraphs 69 (5ZB) and (5ZC) are added by the Pensions (No.2) Act (NI) 2008 (c.13), section 110 and sch. 10 part 5; at the time this order was made the amendments were not in force.
f5: By S.R. 1976 No. 281 Art. 3 and Sch. 1 and S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art 4