{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-48",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1999/3147",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-northern-ireland-order-1999",
  "path": "article/48",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter II",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n\"shareable state scheme rights”, and related expressions, have the meaning given by Article 44; and\n“tax year” has the meaning given by section 121(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.\n(2) For the purposes of this Chapter—\n(a) a person is in the old state pension system if the person reached pensionable age before 6 April 2016 (or would have done so if the person had lived until pensionable age), and\n(b) a person is in the new state pension system if the person reached pensionable age on or after 6 April 2016 (or will do so if the person lives until pensionable age).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 48(1): art. 48 renumbered as art. 48(1) (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 11 para. 13(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 48(1) substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 11 para. 13(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 48(2) inserted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 11 para. 13(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1999/3147/article/48",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:39.498300+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}