The National Health Service (Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Pension Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 1428

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service (Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Pension Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2001

Made

9th April 2001

Laid before Parliament

10th April 2001

Coming into force

1st May 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 10(1), (2), (2A) and (3) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972(1), section 42 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to him to be appropriate(3) and with the consent of the Treasury(4) hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1972 c. 11; subsection (1)(a) of section 10 was amended by Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32); subsection (1) was amended, and subsection (2A) was inserted, by the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7), sections 4(2) and 8(5).

(2)

1999 c. 30.

(3)

See section 10(4) of the Superannuation Act 1972.

(4)

See section 10(1) of the Superannuation Act 1972, and article 2 of the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670).