
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000.
2 
The day appointed for the coming into operation of—
(a) the provisions of the Act specified in Part I of the Schedule, is 1st December 2000;
(b) section 38 of the Act (disclosure of state pension information)—
(i) for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 1st December 2000, and
(ii) for all other purposes, is 1st January 2001;
(c) the provisions of the Act specified in Part II of the Schedule, is 1st January 2001;
(d) section 36 of the Act (home responsibilities protection), is 8th January 2001; and
(e) Part II of Schedule 5 to the Act (pensions: alternative to anti-franking rules) and section 52 of the Act in so far as it relates to that Part—
(i) for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations or orders, is 12th February 2001, and
(ii) for all other purposes, is 1st June 2001.
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In Article 2(e) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 (appointed days) and in the heading to Part IV of the Schedule to that Order for “orders” there shall be substituted “an order appointing the first or second appointed year”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 30th November 2000.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development

SCHEDULE
Article 2
Part I

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 47 Restriction on index-linking where annuity tied to investments
Section 49 Jurisdiction of the Pensions Ombudsman
The following repeals in Part III(3) of Schedule 9 and section 67 in so far as it relates to them—the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993—
 in section 142—
(a) in subsection (1)(c), the words “which arises” and the words from “and which” to “beneficiary, and”;
(b) in subsection (1)(d), the words “which arises”; and
(c) subsection (3A) Repeals
Part II

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 48 except in so far as it inserts subsection (3B) into section 109 of the Pension Schemes Act Information for members of schemes, etc.
The following paragraphs of Schedule 5 and section 52 in so far as it relates to them— Pensions: miscellaneous amendments

 paragraph 1 Guaranteed minimum for widows and widowers

 paragraph 2 Transfer of rights to overseas personal pension schemes

 paragraph 3 Protected rights

 paragraph 4 Use of cash equivalent for annuity

 paragraph 5(2) Transfer values where pension in payment

 paragraph 6 Information about contracting-out

 paragraph 10(1) Duties relating to statements of contributions
Schedule 9, Part III(4) to (8) and section 67 in so far as it relates to those repeals Repeals