The Pensions Increase (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
Under Article 69 of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 as amended, and as modified by Article 69A of that Order, the Department of Finance is required to provide by order for the increase in the rates of public service pensions. The increase is the percentage by which the Department for Communities has, by direction given under the provisions of section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, increased the sums referred to in section 132 of that Act. These are the sums which are the additional pensions in long term benefits, namely the additional pension entitlements accruing to employees in respect of earnings after 5th April 1978.