
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Employers’ Duties (Implementation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2016.
2 

(1) The Employers’ Duties (Implementation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 5 (transitional periods for money purchase and personal pension schemes)—
(a) in paragraph (a)—
(i) omit “is 5 years and 3 months”;
(ii) after “UK money purchase schemes)” insert “, ends on 5th April 2018”;
(b) in paragraph (b) for “the end of the first transitional period” substitute “6th April 2018 and ending on 5th April 2019”.
(3) In regulation 6 (transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes)—
(a) omit “is 5 years and 3 months”;
(b) at the end add “, ends on 30th September 2017”.
3 
Regulation 2(7) and (8) of the Employers’ Duties (Implementation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 31st August 2016
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
