Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (2008 c. 1 (N.I.))
- Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (2008 c. 1 (N.I.))
- PART 1 STATE PENSION
- Entitlement to Category A and B retirement pensions
- 1 Category A and B retirement pensions: single contribution condition
- 2 Category B retirement pension: removal of restriction on entitlement
- Credits for basic state pension, etc.
- 3 Contributions credits for relevant parents and carers
- Abolition of adult dependency increases
- 4 Category A and C retirement pensions: abolition of adult dependency increases
- Up-rating of basic state pension and other benefits
- 5 Up-rating of basic pension etc. and standard minimum guarantee by reference to earnings
- 6 Preservation of link with prices in case of other benefits
- Additional pension: deemed earnings factors
- 7 Deemed earnings factors for purposes of additional pension
- Additional pension: simplification of accrual rates
- 8 Additional pension: removal of accrual band from 2010–11
- 9 Additional pension: simplified accrual rates as from flat rate introduction year
- 10 Additional pension: upper accrual point
- Increase in state pension age
- 11 Increase in pensionable age for men and women
- PART 2 OCCUPATIONAL AND PERSONAL PENSION SCHEMES
- Contracting-out
- 12 Conversion of guaranteed minimum pensions
- 13 Abolition of contracting-out for defined contribution pension schemes
- Dispute resolution
- 14 Dispute resolution arrangements
- Actuarial guidance
- 15 Removal of Department's role in approving actuarial guidance
- PART 3 PERSONAL ACCOUNTS DELIVERY AUTHORITY
- 16 Initial function of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
- 17 Management of the Authority
- PART 4 GENERAL
- 18 Review of operation of Act
- 19 Consequential etc. provision, repeals and revocations
- 20 Interpretation
- 21 Commencement
- 22 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 STATE PENSION: CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS
- PART 1 CATEGORY A AND B RETIREMENT PENSIONS: SINGLE CONTRIBUTION CONDITION
- PART 2 CATEGORY B RETIREMENT PENSION: REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON ENTITLEMENT
- PART 3 CONTRIBUTIONS CREDITS FOR RELEVANT PARENTS AND CARERS
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2)
- PART 4 CATEGORY A AND C RETIREMENT PENSIONS: ABOLITION OF ADULT DEPENDENCY INCREASES
- PART 5 UP-RATING OF BASIC PENSION ETC. AND STANDARD MINIMUM GUARANTEE BY REFERENCE TO EARNINGS
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
- PART 6 DEEMED EARNINGS FACTORS FOR PURPOSES OF ADDITIONAL PENSION
- PART 7 ADDITIONAL PENSION: SIMPLIFIED ACCRUAL RATES
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
- PART 8 INCREASE IN PENSIONABLE AGE FOR MEN AND WOMEN
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- The State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14)
- SCHEDULE 2 ADDITIONAL PENSION: SIMPLIFIED ACCRUAL RATES
- PART 1 NEW SCHEDULE 4B TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT
- PART 2 REVALUATION OF FLAT RATE ACCRUAL AMOUNT
- PART 3 CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- SCHEDULE 3 INCREASE IN PENSIONABLE AGE FOR MEN AND WOMEN
- SCHEDULE 4 ABOLITION OF CONTRACTING-OUT FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION SCHEMES
- PART 1 AMENDMENTS HAVING EFFECT AS FROM ABOLITION DATE
- The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
- The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 22)
- The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 11)
- The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 1)
- PART 2 FURTHER AMENDMENTS
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
- PART 3 SAVINGS
- Issue and cancellation etc. of certificates for periods before the abolition date
- Determination of question whether scheme was appropriate scheme
- Preservation of earner's chosen scheme
- Interpretation etc.
- SCHEDULE 5 REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN APPROVING ACTUARIAL GUIDANCE
- The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 19)
- The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
- The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 22)
- The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 1)
- SCHEDULE 6 REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS
- PART 1 CATEGORY B RETIREMENT PENSION: REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON ENTITLEMENT
- PART 2 CATEGORY A AND C RETIREMENT PENSIONS: ABOLITION OF ADULT DEPENDENCY INCREASES
- PART 3 UP-RATING
- PART 4 ADDITIONAL PENSION: SIMPLIFIED ACCRUAL RATES
- PART 5 INCREASE IN PENSIONABLE AGE
- PART 6 ABOLITION OF CONTRACTING-OUT FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION SCHEMES: REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS HAVING EFFECT ON ABOLITION DATE
- PART 7 ABOLITION OF CONTRACTING-OUT FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION SCHEMES: FURTHER REPEALS
- PART 8 REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN APPROVING ACTUARIAL GUIDANCE
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