Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order provides for the coming into operation of further provisions of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 as follows—
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paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (ways of giving effect to protected rights: interim arrangements), in so far as not already in operation, and Article 17 in so far as it relates to that paragraph, and various repeals in Schedule 10, on 1st January 2002, and
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paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 (occupational pension schemes: certificates etc. relating to minimum funding requirement), in so far as not already in operation, and Article 17 in so far as it relates to that paragraph and a related repeal in Schedule 10, on 1st February 2002.