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These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, and shall come into operation on 9thApril 2017.
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In these Regulations, “the 1975 Order” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975.
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(1) The provisions of Article 69 of the 1975 Order shall apply in relation to an official pension subject to the following modification.
(2) “Base period”, in relation to the direction mentioned in Article 69(1) of the 1975 Order and coming into force on 10th April 2017, means the period beginning on 11th April 2016 and ending with the 10th April 2017.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 16th March 2017
Emer Morelli
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance
