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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-2014-act-commencement-no1-order-northern-ireland-2014/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2014/123",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Service Pensions (2014 Act) (Commencement No.1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-2014-act-commencement-no1-order-northern-ireland-2014",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into force on 28th April 2014",
  "text": "(1) 28th April 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—\n(a) section 1 (schemes for persons in public service) and Schedule 1 (persons in public service: definitions);\n(b) section 2 (responsible authority for schemes) and Schedule 2 (responsible authorities);\n(c) section 3 (scheme regulations) and Schedule 3 (scope of scheme regulations: supplementary matters);\n(d) section 8 (types of scheme);\n(e) section 9(1), (2), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6) (revaluation);\n(f) section 10 (pension age);\n(g) section 14 (information about benefits);\n(h) sections 17(2) to (5) (regulatory oversight);\n(i) section 18 (restriction of existing pension schemes) and Schedule 5 (existing pension schemes);\n(j) section 19 (closure of existing injury and compensation schemes) and Schedule 6 (existing injury and compensation schemes);\n(k) section 20 (final salary link) and Schedule 7 (final salary link);\n(l) section 21 (consultation);\n(m) section 22 (procedure for protected elements);\n(n) section 23 (procedure for retrospective provision);\n(o) section 24 (other procedure);\n(p) section 25 (extension of schemes);\n(q) section 26 (non-scheme benefits); and\n(r) section 27 of the Act (consequential and minor amendments) and Schedule 8 (consequential and minor amendments).\n(2) The requirement in subsection (2) of section 21 to publish a statement does not apply to any consultation which started before the coming into force of that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/123/article/2",
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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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