2017 No. 54
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Communities F1 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 F2.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order F3 under sections 14(2) and 15A(1) of the Pensions Act 2008 F4.
Accordingly the Department for Communities makes the following Order:
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
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2017.
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) (qualifying earnings)—
a
in paragraph (a) F5 for “£5,824” substitute “
£5,876
”
;
b
in paragraph (b) F6 for “£43,000” substitute “
£45,000
”
.
Rounding of figures3
For the purposes of sections 3(6B) F7, 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)) |
£113 |
£226 |
£452 |
£490 |
£1,469 |
£2,938 |
Section 13(2) (referring to section 13(1)(b)) |
£866 |
£1,731 |
£3,462 |
£3,750 |
£11,250 |
£22,500 |
Revocations4
The following Orders are revoked—
a
the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 F8;
b
the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 F9;
c
the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 F10;
d
the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 F11.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 15th March 2017
See section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))