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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2000.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Levy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (the general levy)—
(a) in paragraph (1) after “Regulatory Authority” there shall be inserted “in connection with their functions in relation to occupational pension schemes”; and
(b) in paragraph (2) after “section 169” there shall be inserted “and of the Regulatory Authority in connection with their functions in relation to personal pension schemes”.
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(1) In Part I of the Schedule to the principal Regulations (amount of general levy — occupational pension schemes)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£11·00” there shall be substituted “£12·00”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£1·20” there shall be substituted “£1·25”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (c)(i) for “85p” there shall be substituted “90p”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) for “£120” there shall be substituted “£125”;
(e) in sub-paragraph (d)(i) for “69p” there shall be substituted “70p”;
(f) in sub-paragraph (d)(ii) for “£850” there shall be substituted “£900”; and
(g) in sub-paragraph (e)(ii) for “£3,450” there shall be substituted “£3,500”.
(2) In Part II of that Schedule (amount of general levy — personal pension schemes)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£3·75” there shall be substituted “£5·20”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “35p” there shall be substituted “50p”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (c)(i) for “25p” there shall be substituted “35p”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) for “£35” there shall be substituted “£50”;
(e) in sub-paragraph (d)(i) for “20p” there shall be substituted “30p”;
(f) in sub-paragraph (d)(ii) for “£250” there shall be substituted “£350”;
(g) in sub-paragraph (e)(i) for “15p” there shall be substituted “20p”;
(h) in sub-paragraph (e)(ii) for “£1,000” there shall be substituted “£1,500”;
(i) in sub-paragraph (f)(i) for “10p” there shall be substituted “15p”; and
(j) in sub-paragraph (f)(ii) for “£1,500” there shall be substituted “£2,000”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th March 2000.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
