2000 No. 629 (C. 13)

PENSIONS

The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000

Made

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 83(1) and 89(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 19991 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000.

Appointed day2

The day appointed for the coming into force of section 10 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (late payments by employers to occupational pension schemes) is 3rd April 2000.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Jeff RookerMinister of State,Department of Social Security

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 3rd April 2000 section 10 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (which amends section 49 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) in relation to the payments to be made by employers into occupational pension schemes), in so far as it is not already in force by virtue of section 89(5) of that Act of 1999.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 have been brought into force by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3309 (C.88)) and the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3420 (C.92)).

Provision of Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

Date of commencement

S.I. Number

Section 53

12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000

1999/3309

Section 61

3rd April 2000

1999/3309

Section 66

12th January 2000

1999/3309

Section 67(1) and (2)

12th January 2000

1999/3309

Schedule 8 in the following respects, and section 70 in so far as it relates to them:–

paragraphs 30 to 32 (partially)

12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000

1999/3309

paragraph 23(1), (2) and (4)

13th December 1999

1999/3309

paragraph 23(3)

3rd April 2000

1999/3309

paragraph 24

3rd April 2000

1999/3309

Section 73 and Schedule 9

22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000

1999/3420

Section 74 and Schedule 10

22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000

1999/3420

Sections 75 and 76

22nd December 1999

1999/3420

Sections 77 and 78

6th April 2000

1999/3420

Schedule 12 in the following respects, and section 84(1) in so far as it relates to them:–

paragraph 74

6th April 2000

1999/3420

paragraphs 76 to 78

6th April 2000

1999/3420

paragraphs 84 to 86

6th April 2000

1999/3420

Schedule 13 in the following respects, and section 88 in so far as it relates to them:–

Part V (partially)

2nd April 2000

1999/3309

Parts VI and VII

6th April 2000

1999/3420