The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 1531

PENSIONS

The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1992

Made

29th June 1992

Laid before Parliament

29th June 1992

Coming into force

regulations 1 to 3 and 25 to 33

20th July 1992

regulations 4 to 24 and 34 to 36

28th September 1992

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 39(1), 52C(4)(a)(ii), 56A(1) and (3), 56E(1), (3) and (4), 59K(1)(a) and (5), 60ZA(1), (2) and (4) and 66(4) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(1), sections 166(1) to (3) and 168(1) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975(2) and section 2 of, and paragraph 9(3)(b) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Act 1986(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after considering the report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the proposals referred to them(4) and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations in so far as they are made under sections 59K and 60ZA of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 should not be referred to it(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1975 c. 60; section 52C was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53); subsection (4)(a) was substituted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27). Sections 56A and 56E were added by Schedule 2 to the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53). Section 56A has effect, as modified in relation to personal pension schemes, by virtue of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 1987 (S.I.1987/1116), regulation 3(8) and Schedule 3. Section 59K was inserted by section 13(1) of the Social SecurityAct 1990 (c. 27). Section 60ZA was inserted by paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1990.

(2)

1975 c. 14. See definitions of “prescribe” and “regulations” in Schedule 20. Sections 166(1) to (3) and 168(1) apply by virtue of section 66(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60), to the exercise of certain powers conferred by that Act.

(3)

1986 c. 50.

(4)

See section 61(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

(5)

See section 61(1)(b) and (10) of the Social Security Act 1986. The Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 8, paragraph 12(4) added a definition of “regulations” to section 61(10) of the Social Security Act 1986.