The provisions of the Pension Schemes Act specified in paragraph (2) and repealed by paragraphs 5, 8 to 11, 22, 28, 29, 36F1... and 45(2) and (4) of Schedule 13 to the Act (abolition of contracting-out for salary related schemes) continue to have effect, despite those repeals, for the purposes of allowing or requiring the trustees or managers of a scheme that was a salary related contracted-out scheme, and HMRC, to carry out any necessary activity relating to any period of contracted-out employment which occurred before the second abolition date.

Sections 8A to 8D of the Pension Schemes Act continue to have effect, as if the repeals made by paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 13 to the Act had not been made, in relation to a scheme that was a salary related contracted-out scheme and which provides a reference scheme minimum benefit in order to meet the statutory standard in section 8A, and in relation to the period of a member's contracted-out employment which ended before or on the second abolition date.

Section 12(2) of the Pension Schemes Act (revaluation of earnings factors for purposes of section 10: early leavers, etc.) continues to have effect, as if it had not been substituted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 13 to the Act, in relation to earners whose service in contracted-out employment ended before the second abolition date.

Section 46 M9 of the Pension Schemes Act (powers of HMRC to approve arrangements for scheme ceasing to be certified) continues to have effect, as if that section had not been repealed by paragraph 33 of Schedule 13 to the Act, in relation to a salary related contracted-out scheme which ceased to be such a scheme before the second abolition date.

Sections 51 to 64 of the Pension Schemes Act continue to have effect, as if they had not been repealed by paragraph 37 of Schedule 13 to the Act, for the purposes of allowing or requiring the trustees or managers of a scheme described in paragraph (7) to elect to pay, and pay, a contributions equivalent premium, in relation to members of the scheme whose contracted-out employment endedF3... before the second abolition date.

Sections 51 to 64 of the Pension Schemes Act (state scheme premiums) continue to have effect as if they had not been repealed by paragraph 37 of Schedule 13 to the Act (abolition of contracting-out for salary related schemes) for the purposes of allowing action to be taken by HMRC and the trustees or managers of a scheme in relation to the payment of a contributions equivalent premium in respect of an earner to whom section 51(2)(a) to (c) applied before the second abolition date.

Sections 52 to 64 of the Pension Schemes Act additionally continue to have effect as if they had not been repealed by paragraph 37 of Schedule 13 to the Act in so far as necessary for the purposes of Article 3 of the Pensions (2015 Act) (Contributions Equivalent Premium) (Consequential Provision) and (Savings) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 with the modifications specified in paragraphs (7C) to (7F).

In section 54(7) (amount of premiums payable under section 51) for “section 51(2)” substitute “Article 3 of the Pensions (2015 Act) (Contributions Equivalent Premium) (Consequential Provision) and (Savings) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016”.

Section 83(1)(a) M10 of the Pension Schemes Act (general protection principle) continues to have effect, as if sub-paragraph (i) had not been substituted by paragraph 38 of Schedule 13 to the Act, in relation to earners whose service in contracted-out employment ended before the second abolition date.