The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 776

PENSIONS

The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Made

13th March 1996

Laid before Parliament

15th March 1996

Coming into force

6th April 1996

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 28(1A), (4) and (5), 28A(3) and (5), 29(4), 44, 48(2), 113, 155, 181(1) and 182(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1), and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Occupational Pensions Board that certain proposals within regulations 3 and 6 of these Regulations need not be referred to it, by this instrument, which otherwise contains regulations which are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of sections 140(2), 142, 143, 144 and 146 of the Pensions Act 1995(2), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1993 c. 48. Section 28 was amended, and section 28A was inserted, by sections 142 and 143 respectively of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26). Section 48 was amended by section 140(2) of the Pensions Act 1995. Section 48 shall cease to have effect in relation to minimum payments made, or contributions paid, on or after the principal appointed day under section 135 of the Pensions Act 1995 by virtue of section 140(3) of that Act. Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

See section 185(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 173 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) under which the requirement to consult does not apply where the Board agree or where regulations are consequential upon a specific enactment and are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that enactment.