# The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014

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N.I.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

# 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 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:

F12008 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

F2S.I. 2014/623

F32008 c. 30

## Citation, commencement and interpretationN.I.

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 amountsN.I.

2.—(1) In sections 3(1)(c) F4 and 5(1)(c) (automatic enrolment and automatic re-enrolment) for “£9,440” substitute “ £10,000 ”.                  

(2) In section 13(1) F5 (qualifying earnings)—                  

(a)in paragraph (a) for “£5,668” substitute “ £5,772 ”;                  

(b)in paragraph (b) for “£41,450” substitute “ £41,865 ”.                  

F4Sections 3(1) and 5(1) were substituted by section 6(1) and (3) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 and amended by Article 2(1)                              of S.R. 2013 No. 79

F5Section 13(1) was amended by Article 2(2) of S.R. 2013 No. 79

## Rounding of figuresN.I.

3.  For the purposes of sections 3(6B) F6, 5(7B) and 13(2) (automatic enrolment, automatic re-enrolment and qualifying earnings), in the case of a pay reference period                     of a length specified 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.                  

### Table

F6Sections 3(6B) and 5(7B) were inserted by section 6(2) and (4) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012

## RevocationN.I.

4.  Article 3 of the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 F7 is revoked.                  

F7S.R. 2013 No. 79

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2014

L.S.

Anne McCleary

 A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

## Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which corresponds to an Order (S.I. 2014/623) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under sections 14(2) and 15A(1) of the Pensions Act 2008,                        substitutes the amounts of the automatic enrolment and re-enrolment earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band, and specifies                        rounded figures for certain pay reference periods.                     

Article 2 increases the amounts in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008                        (“the Act”). The amount specified in section 3(1)(c) is the amount of earnings that a jobholder must receive before an employer is                        subject to the duty imposed by section 3 (automatic enrolment) in relation to that jobholder. The amount in section 5(1)(c)                        is the amount of earnings a jobholder must receive before an employer is subject to the duty imposed by section 5 (automatic                        re-enrolment) in relation to that jobholder. Section 13 of the Act provides that a person's qualifying earnings are earnings                        of more than the amount specified in section 13(1)(a) and not more than the amount specified in section 13(1)(b).                     

Article 3 specifies rounded figures for the purposes of sections 3(6B), 5(7B) and 13(2) of the Act. The amounts specified                        in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1) of the Act, and increased by Article 2, are in relation to a pay reference period of                        12 months. Sections 3(6B), 5(7B) and 13(2) provide respectively that where the pay reference period is less or more than 12                        months, the amounts specified in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1) apply as if they were proportionately less or more. This                        Article provides rounded figures in respect of specified pay reference periods other than 12 months.                     

Article 4 makes a revocation.