The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 93(1), 93(1B), 93A(2) and (3), 94(3), 95(2), (5) and (6), 97(1), (2), (3) and (4), 98(1), (1A), (2), (3) and (4), 99(4) and (7), 113(1) and (3), 153(1), 168(4), 181(1), 182(2) and (3) and 183(3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and sections 10(2) and 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement with the Occupational Pensions Board that certain proposals within these Regulations need not be referred to them, by this instrument, which otherwise contains regulations made under section 10(2) of the Pensions Act 1995 which are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that section, regulations made only for the purpose of consolidating regulations revoked by them and regulations made under provisions of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 as inserted or amended by sections 152 to 154 and paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions Act 1995 and which are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those sections as so inserted or amended, hereby makes the following Regulations: