2001 No. 1219 (C.44)

PENSIONS

The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2001

Made

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by section 89(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 19991, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2001.

Appointed day2

23rd April 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

a

section 17 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (compensating occupational pension schemes) so far as not already in force;

b

in Part I of Schedule 13 to that Act (repeals—miscellaneous pensions provisions), the repeal in section 83(3)(a) of the Pensions Act 1995 (amount of compensation payment)2; and

c

section 88 of that Act so far as it relates to that repeal.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Jeff Rooker,Minister of State,Department of Social Security

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 23rd April 2001 section 17 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 which amends the Pensions Act 1995 to make further provision for the compensation payable by the Pensions Compensation Board to schemes whose assets have been reduced in value as a result of certain acts or omissions. An associated repeal is brought into force on the same day.

This Order does not impose any charge on business.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions have been brought into force by—

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3309 (C. 88)),

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3420 (C. 92)),

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/629 (C. 13)),

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/1047 (C. 29))3,

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/1116 (C. 35)),

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 6) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/111 (C. 36)),

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/1382 (C. 41)),

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/238 (C. 7)),

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9, and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/2958 (C. 89))4, and

  • the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10, and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I.2001/933 (C.34)).

    Provision

    Date of Commencement

    S.I.No.

    Section 1

    1st October 2000

    2000/1047

    Section 2

    1st October 2000

    2000/1047

    Section 3

    6th April 2001 and 8th October 2001

    2001/933

    Sections 4 and 5

    8th October 2001

    2000/1047

    Section 6(1), (2) and (4)

    8th October 2001

    2000/1047

    Schedule 1, except paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) except so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)

    1st October 2000

    2000/1047

    Schedule 1, paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)

    8th October 2001

    2000/1047

    Section 7

    1st October 2000

    2000/1047

    Section 8, except the definition of “designated scheme”

    1st October 2000

    2000/1047

    Section 8(1) so far as it relates to the definition of “designated scheme”

    8th October 2001

    2000/1047

    Section 9

    6th April 2001

    2000/2958

    Section 10

    3rd April 2000

    2000/629

    Section 11(1), (2), (3) and (11)

    29th May 2000

    2000/1382

    Section 11(12)

    1st December 2000

    2000/1382

    Section 13(1) and (2)

    29th May 2000

    2000/1382

    Schedule 2 in the following respects, and section 18 so far as it relates to them:—

    • paragraphs 1 and 2

    29th May 2000

    2000/1382

    • paragraphs 3 and 4, 8 to 13 and 15 to 19

    25th April 2000

    2000/1047

    Sections 19, 21 and 22 and Schedules 3 and 4

    1st December 2000

    2000/1116

    Section 20

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047

    Sections 23 and 24

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047

    Sections 26 to 51 and Schedules 5 and 6

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047

    Section 53

    12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000

    1999/3309

    Sections 54 to 56

    24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001

    2000/1047

    Section 59 and Schedule 7

    19th March 2001

    2000/2958

    Section 61

    3rd April 2000

    1999/3309

    Sections 62 to 65

    3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001

    2000/2958

    Section 66

    12th January 2000

    1999/3309

    Section 67(1) and (2)

    12th January 2000

    1999/3309

    Section 67(3) and (4)

    9th April 2001

    2000/1382

    Section 69

    17th April 2000 and 15th May 2000

    2000/1047

    Schedule 8 in the following respects, and section 70 so far as it relates to them:—

    • paragraphs 1 to 19

    24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001

    2000/1047

    • paragraph 20

    3rd November 2000

    2000/2958

    • paragraphs 21 and 22

    3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001

    2000/2958

    • paragraph 23(1), (2) and (4)

    13th December 1999

    1999/3309

    • paragraph 23(3)

    3rd April 2000

    1999/3309

    • paragraph 24

    3rd April 2000

    1999/3309

    • paragraph 25

    3rd November 2000

    2000/2958

    • paragraph 26

    3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001

    2000/2958

    • paragraph 27

    6th April 2001

    2000/2958

    • paragraph 28

    19th March 2001

    2001/933

    • paragraphs 30 to 32

    12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000

    1999/3309

    • paragraph 33

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047

    Section 73 and Schedule 9

    22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000

    1999/3420

    Section 74 and Schedule 10

    22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000

    1999/3420

    Sections 75 and 76

    22nd December 1999

    1999/3420

    Sections 77 and 78

    6th April 2000

    1999/3420

    Schedule 12 in the following respects, and section 84(1) so far as it relates to them:—

    • paragraphs 1 to 4

    1st December 2000

    2000/1116

    • paragraphs 5 to 7, and 8(1), (2), (5) and (6)

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047

    • paragraph 8(3) and (4)

    15th April 2000

    S.S.I. 2000/111

    • paragraphs 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 to 63

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047, S.S.I. 2000/238

    • paragraphs 64 to 66

    1st December 2000

    2000/1116

    • paragraph 73

    25th April 2000

    2000/1047

    • paragraph 74

    6th April 2000

    1999/3420

    • paragraph 75

    25th April 2000

    2000/1047

    • paragraphs 76 to 78

    6th April 2000

    1999/3420

    • paragraphs 84 to 86

    6th April 2000

    1999/3420

    Section 85(3) and (4)

    1st December 2000

    2000/1116

    Section 85(5)

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047

    Schedule 13 in the following respects, and section 88 so far as it relates to them:—

    Part I (partially)

    25th April 2000 and 19th March 2001

    2000/10472001/933

    Part II (partially)

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047, 2000/1116

    Part III

    1st December 2000

    2000/1047

    Part IV

    3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001

    2000/2958

    Part V (partially)

    2nd April 2000, 24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001

    1999/3309, 2000/1047

    Parts VI and VII

    6th April 2000

    1999/3420