Social Security Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation— a for the purposes of this Article and Articles 2 and 3, on 28th September 2016; and b for the purposes of Article 4, immediately after paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 comes into operation. Amendment of the Administration Act 2 1 The Administration Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6). 2 In section 139(5) (effect of alteration in the component rates of income support)— a in the definition of “alteration”, in paragraph (b)(ii) after “132A” insert “, 132B”; b in the definition of “applicable sums” — i for “section 132 or 132A” substitute “section 132, 132A or 132B”; and ii for “section 150 or 150A” substitute “section 150, 150A or 151A”; and c in the definition of “benefit income” , after paragraph (a) insert— zaa state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; . 3 In section 139A(5) (effect of alteration of rates of a jobseeker’s allowance)— a in the definition of “alteration”, in paragraph (b) for “section 132 or 132A” substitute “section 132, 132A or 132B”; and b in the definition of “benefit income” , after paragraph (a) insert— zaa state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; . 4 In section 139B (effect of alterations affecting state pension credit)— a in subsection (4)(a) after “section 150, 150A” insert “, 151A”; and b in subsection (6)— i in the definition of “alteration”, in paragraph (b) for “section 132, 132A” substitute “section 132, 132A, 132B”; ii after the definition of “alteration” insert— “applicable sums” has the same meaning as in section 139 above; and iii in the definition of “benefit income” , after “Contributions and Benefits Act” insert “, state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”. 5 In section 139C(6) (effect of alteration of rates of an employment and support allowance)— a in the definition of “alteration”, in paragraph (b) for “section 132, 132A” substitute “section 132, 132A, 132B”; and b in the definition of “benefit income” , after “Contributions and Benefits Act” insert “, state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”. 6 In section 139D (effect of alterations affecting universal credit)— a in subsection (4)(a) after “section 150, 150A” insert “, 151A”; and b in subsection (6)— i in the definition of “alteration”, in paragraph (b) for “section 132, 132A” substitute “section 132, 132A, 132B”; ii in the definition of “applicable sums”— aa for “section 132, 132A” substitute “section 132, 132A, 132B”; and bb for “section 150, 150A” substitute “section 150, 150A, 151A”, and iii in the definition of “benefit income” after “Contributions and Benefits Act” insert “, state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”. Amendment of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 3 In paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (decisions against which an appeal lies) after “section 22(5)” insert “or 5ZA”. Amendment of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 4 In paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (abolition of benefits; consequential amendments)— a for “section 132, 132A” substitute “section 132, 132A, 132B”; and b for “section 150, 150A” substitute “section 150, 150A, 151A”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 27th September 2016 (L.S.) Anne McCleary A senior officer of the Department for Communities