Pensions Act 2014

Part 7 U.K. Final provisions

53 Power to make consequential amendments etc U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State or the Treasury may by order make consequential, incidental or supplementary provision in connection with any provision made by this Act.

(2) An order under this section may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any enactment (whenever passed or made).

(3) “Enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978.

54 Regulations and orders U.K.

(1) Regulations and orders under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument.

(2) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions)—

(a) regulations under section 3, 17, 18(3) or (5), 19, 20, 30, 32 or 34,

(b) the first regulations under section 10,

(c) an order under section 53 that amends or repeals a provision of an Act,

(d) regulations under Schedule 17,

(e) regulations under paragraph 2 of Schedule 18 or regulations under paragraph 7 of that Schedule that amend a provision of an Act, [F1 or]

(f) the first regulations under paragraph 1 or 3 of that Schedule,

[F2 , or

(g) the first regulations under paragraph 1 or 3 of that Schedule that make provision in relation to collective money purchase schemes within the meaning of Part 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (see section 1 of that Act).]

may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(3) Any other statutory instrument containing regulations or an order under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing an order under section 56(1), (6) or (8) only.

(5) A power to make regulations or an order under this Act may be used—

(a) to make different provision for different purposes;

(b) in relation to all or only some of the purposes for which it may be used.

(6) Regulations or orders under this Act may include incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 54(2) omitted (11.2.2021 for specified purposes, 13.12.2021 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Pension Schemes Act 2021 (c. 1), s. 131(1)(3)(a), Sch. 3 para. 24; S.I. 2021/1394, reg. 2(a)

F2 S. 54(2)(g) and word inserted (11.2.2021 for specified purposes, 13.12.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Pension Schemes Act 2021 (c. 1), s. 131(1)(3)(a), Sch. 3 para. 24; S.I. 2021/1394, reg. 2(a)

55 Extent U.K.

(1) This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland only, subject to the following provisions of this section.

(2) Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.

(3) This Part extends also to Northern Ireland.

56 Commencement U.K.

(1) This Act comes into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, subject as follows.

(2) The following come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) section 29;

(b) section 51;

(c) this Part.

(3) The following come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) Part 3 ;

(b) sections 34 and 35;

(c) section 41;

(d) sections 47 and 48;

(e) paragraph 30(2) of Schedule 13.

(4) Part 1 comes into force on 6 April 2016, so far as not brought into force earlier by an order under subsection (1).

(5) The Secretary of State may by order—

(a) amend subsection (4) so as to replace the reference to 6 April 2016 with a later date, and

(b) make corresponding amendments in Part 1 or any enactment amended by it.

(6) Section 52 comes into force on such day or days as the Treasury may by order appoint.

(7) An order under subsection (1) or (6) may appoint different days for different purposes.

(8) The Secretary of State may by order make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

57 Short title U.K.

This Act may be cited as the Pensions Act 2014.