The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 786

PENSIONS

The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Made

11th March 1997

Laid before Parliament

14th March 1997

Coming into force

6th April 1997

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8(3)(a), 9(2A)(a), (2B), (2C), (3) and (6)(a), 10(2)(c) and (3)(c), 11(3) and (5)(a) to (c), 12C(1) and (3), 20(1), (2) and (3), 21(1), 25(2), 28(2)(b), 34, 37(1), 39, 56(2), 73(1)(b), (2)(b) and (4)(b), 93(1A)(b), 95(2)(c) and (3), 97(1), 113(1) and (3), 146(4), 168(1) and (4), 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of and paragraphs 1, 3, 4(2) and 5(3)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (1), sections 10(3), 17(1)(c) and (4)(b), 19(1)(c) and (4), 21(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8)(b), 37(10), 40(1) and (2)(e), 41(1) and (6), 47(5), 49(8)(b), 56(2)(b) and (3), 57(1)(a), 58(2) and (7), 60(2)(b) and (4), 61, 69(3)(c), 73(9), 75(10), 76(8), 77(6), 87(1), 118(1)(a) and (b), 119, 124(1), 125(2), (3) and (4) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995 (2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, the Occupational Pensions Board having agreed that the proposals to make these regulations, to the extent that they are made under the Pension Schemes Act 1993, need not be referred to them (3) and the Secretary of State having consulted with such persons as he considered appropriate (4), hereby makes the following regulations:—

(1)

1993 c. 48. Section 9 was amended by section 136(3) and (4) of and paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26). Section 10(2) was amended by paragraph 25 of that Schedule. Section 12C was inserted by section 136(5) of that Act. Section 25(2) was amended by paragraph 33 of that Schedule. Section 34 was amended by paragraphs 21 and 37 of that Schedule. Section 37 was substituted by paragraph 39 of that Schedule. Section 93(1A)(b) was inserted by section 152(3) of that Act. Section 146(4) was substituted by section 157(2) of that Act. Section 168 was substituted by section 155(1) of that Act. Section 181 is cited for the meaning given to “prescribe” and “regulations”.

(2)

1995 c. 26. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

See section 185(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Admnistration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(4)

See section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995. Section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 was amended by paragraph 80 of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 1995.