# The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Social Security
Made 16th July 2015
Coming into operation 6th April 2016
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55A(6) and 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , Articles 21(1)(a), (b)(ii) and (c)(i) and (2), and 46(4) and (4A) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and now vested in it , and sections 2(3), 4(2), 8(3), (7) and (8), 16(1) and (6), 17(4) and (5), 18(1), 19(1) and (3), and 51(6) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 10 to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/introduction
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