2015 No. 119
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Made
Coming into operation
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 F1.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order F2 under sections 14(2) and 15A(1) of the Pensions Act 2008 F3.
Accordingly the Department for Social Development makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2015.
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 amounts2
In section 13(1) F4 (qualifying earnings)—
a
in paragraph (a) for “£5,772” substitute “
£5,824
”
;
b
in paragraph (b) for “£41,865” substitute “
£42,385
”
.
Rounding of figures3
For the purposes of sections 3(6B) F5, 5(7B) and 13(2) (automatic enrolment, automatic re-enrolment and qualifying earnings), in the case of a pay reference period of a length described in the first row of the Table, the rounded figure in respect of the provision mentioned in the first column of the Table is that which appears below the pay reference period which corresponds to that provision.
Provision |
1 week |
2 weeks |
4 weeks |
1 month |
3 months |
6 months |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sections 3(6B) and 5(7B) |
£192 |
£384 |
£768 |
£833 |
£2,499 |
£4,998 |
Section 13(2) (referring to section 13(1)(a)) |
£112 |
£224 |
£448 |
£486 |
£1,456 |
£2,912 |
Section 13(2) (referring to section 13(1)(b)) |
£815 |
£1,631 |
£3,261 |
£3,532 |
£10,597 |
£21,193 |
Revocation4
Article 3 of the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 F6 is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 4th March 2015
2008 c. 13 (N.I.); section 14 was amended by section 9(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 (c. 3 (N.I.)); section 15A was inserted by section 10 of that Act