The Department for Social Development has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016” (S.R. 2016 No. 25), which comes into operation on 29th February and 6th April 2016.

This Order supports the introduction of a new State pension for people reaching State pension age on or after 6 April 2016. It makes amendments to secondary legislation that are consequential, supplementary and incidental to the introduction of the new scheme. It amends regulations which currently refer to the old State pension so as to include references to the new State pension.

Copies of the Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.