The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of regulation 4, on 6th April 2006 immediately after the coming into force of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration and Audited Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2005(1); and

(b) for all other purposes on 6th April 2006.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Assignment Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Assignment, Forfeiture, Bankruptcy etc.) Regulations 1997(2);

“the Audited Accounts Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Requirement to obtain Audited Accounts and a Statement from the Auditor) Regulations 1996(3);

“the Consultation by Employers Regulations” means the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006(4);

“the Contracting-out Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996(5);

“the Investment Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) Regulations 2005(6);

“the Northern Ireland Contracting-out Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(7);

“the Payments by Employers Regulations” means the Personal Pension Schemes (Payments by Employers) Regulations 2000(8);

“the Pension Credit Benefit Regulations” means the Pension Sharing (Pension Credit Benefit) Regulations 2000(9); and

“the Scheme Administration Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) Regulations 1996(10).

(1)

S.I. 2005/2426.

(2)

S.I. 1997/785, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/681 and 2005/706.

(3)

S.I. 1996/1975, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/786 and 2005/2426.

(4)

S.I. 2006/349.

(5)

S.I. 1996/1172, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/681 and 2005/2050. Regulation 51 was further amended by Schedule 2 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).

(6)

S.I. 2005/3378.

(7)

S.R. 1996 No. 493, the relevant amending instrument are S.I. 2002/681 and 2005/3029.

(8)

S.I. 2000/2692, the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2005/2426.

(9)

S.I. 2000/1054.

(10)

S.I. 1996/1715, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/786 and 819, 1999/3198, 2000/679, 2001/3649 and 2005/2426.