
2014 No. 81
Pensions
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made 14th March 2014
Coming into operation 6th April 2014
The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14 and 15A(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 .The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order  under sections 14(2) and 15A(1) of the Pensions Act 2008 .Accordingly the Department for Social Development makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2014.
(2) In this Order any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 bearing that number.
Increase of amounts
2 

(1) In sections 3(1)(c)  and 5(1)(c) (automatic enrolment and automatic re-enrolment) for  “£9,440” substitute “
                £10,000
              ”.
(2) In section 13(1)  (qualifying earnings)—
(a) in paragraph (a) for  “£5,668” substitute “
                    £5,772
                  ”;
(b) in paragraph (b) for  “£41,450” substitute “
                    £41,865
                  ”.
Rounding of figures
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Revocation
4 
Article 3 of the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013  is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2014
Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
