The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 4049 (C. 130)

PENSIONS

The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2001

Made

19th December 2001

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the power conferred by section 89(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999M1 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Marginal Citations

M1 1999 c. 30.

Citation and interpretation U.K.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2001.

(2) In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires, references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.

Appointed days U.K.

2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 (interim arrangements) so far as not already in force, and section 18 (miscellaneous amendments) so far as relating to it;

(b) Part I of Schedule 13 (pensions: miscellaneous) in respect of the repeal in section 28(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 M2 (ways of giving effect to protected rights), and section 88 (repeals) so far as relating to it,

is 1st January 2002.

(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (occupational pension schemes: certificates etc. relating to minimum funding requirement), and section 18 so far as relating to it;

(b) Part I of Schedule 13 in respect of the repeal in section 58(6)(a) of the Pensions Act 1995 M3 (schedules of contributions), and section 88 so far as relating to it,

is 1st February 2002.

(3) The day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 (mandatory payment of contributions equivalent premiums) so far as not already in force, and section 18 so far as relating to it;

(b) Part I of Schedule 13 in respect of—

(i) the repeal in section 55(2A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (payment of state scheme premiums on termination of certified status),

(ii) the repeal in section 51(2A) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 M4 (payment of state scheme premiums on termination of certified status);

(c) Part II of Schedule 13 (pensions on divorce etc), in respect of the repeal of section 17 of the Family Law Act 1996 M5 (division of pension assets: Scotland);

(d) Part V of Schedule 13 (benefits: miscellaneous), in respect of—

(i) the repeal of paragraph 24 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (consequential amendment to section 3 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992),

(ii) the repeal in section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M6 (the jobseeker’s allowance); and

(e) section 88, so far as relating to the provisions in sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) of this paragraph,

is 6th April 2002.

Marginal Citations

M2 1993 c. 48.

M3 1995 c. 26.

M4 1993 c. 49.

M5 1996 c. 27.

M6 1995 c. 18.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Ian McCartney

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

19th December 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on—

1st January 2002, paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and a related repeal in Schedule 13 to that Act (amendments to section 28 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (interim arrangements)),

1st February 2002, paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 to that Act and a related repeal in Schedule 13 thereto (amendments to section 58 of the Pensions Act 1995 (schedules of contributions)),

6th April 2002, paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to that Act and a related repeal in Schedule 13 thereto (amendments to section 55 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (payment of state scheme premiums)) together with repeals in Schedule 13 in respect of paragraph 24 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (consequential amendment to section 3 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992), section 51(2A) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (payment of state scheme premiums on termination of certified status), section 17 of the Family Law Act 1996 (division of pension assets: Scotland), and section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (the jobseeker’s allowance).

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions have been brought into force by:—

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3309 (C. 88)),

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3420 (C. 92)),

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/629 (C. 13)),

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1047 (C. 29)) M7 ,

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1116 (C. 35)),

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 6) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/111 (C. 36)),

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1382 (C. 41)),

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/238 (C. 7)),

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2958 (C. 89)) M8 ,

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10, and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/933 (C. 34 )), and

the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1219 (C. 44 )).

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 2	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 3	6th April 2001 and 8th October 2001	2001/933
Sections 4 and 5	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Section 6(1), (2) and (4)	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Schedule 1, except paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) except so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Schedule 1, paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Section 7	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 8, except the definition of “designated scheme”	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 8(1) so far as it relates to the definition of “designated scheme”	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Section 9	6th April 2001	2000/2958
Section 10	3rd April 2000	2000/629
Section 11(1), (2), (3) and (11)	29th May 2000	2000/1382
Section 11(12)	1st December 2000	2000/1382
Section 13(1) and (2)	29th May 2000	2000/1382
Section 17	23rd April 2001	2001/1219
Schedule 2 in the following respects, and section 18 so far as it relates to them:—
paragraphs 1 and 2	29th May 2000	2000/1382
paragraphs 3 and 4, 8 to 13 and 15 to 19	25th April 2000	2000/1047
Sections 19, 21 and 22 and Schedules 3 and 4	1st December 2000	2000/1116
Section 20	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Sections 23 and 24	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Sections 26 to 51 and Schedules 5 and 6	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Section 53	12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000	1999/3309
Sections 54 to 56	24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	2000/1047
Section 59 and Schedule 7	19th March 2001	2000/2958
Section 61	3rd April 2000	1999/3309
Sections 62 to 65	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
Section 66	12th January 2000	1999/3309
Section 67(1) and (2)	12th January 2000	1999/3309
Section 67(3) and (4)	9th April 2001	2000/1382
Section 69	17th April 2000 and 15th May 2000	2000/1047
Schedule 8 in the following respects, and section 70 so far as it relates to them:—
paragraphs 1 to 19	24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	2000/1047
paragraph 20	3rd November 2000	2000/2958
paragraphs 21 and 22	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
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
paragraph 25	3rd November 2000	2000/2958
paragraph 26	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
paragraph 27	6th April 2001	2000/2958
paragraph 28	19th March 2001	2001/933
paragraphs 30 to 32	12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000	1999/3309
paragraph 33	1st December 2000	2000/1047
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) so far as it relates to them:—
paragraphs 1 to 4	1st December 2000	2000/1116
paragraphs 5 to 7 and 8(1), (2), (5) and (6)	1st December 2000	2000/1047
paragraph 8(3) and (4)	15th April 2000	S.S.I. 2000/111
paragraphs 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 to 63	1st December 2000	2000/1047, S.S.I. 2000/238
paragraphs 64 to 66	1st December 2000	2000/1116
paragraph 73	25th April 2000	2000/1047
paragraph 74	6th April 2000	1999/3420
paragraph 75	25th April 2000	2000/1047
paragraphs 76 to 78	6th April 2000	1999/3420
paragraphs 84 to 86	6th April 2000	1999/3420
Section 85(3) and (4)	1st December 2000	2000/1116
Section 85 (5)	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Schedule 13 in the following respects, and section 88 so far as it relates to them:—
Part I (partially)	25th April 2000, and 19th March 2001 23rd April 2001	2000/1047 2001/933 2001/1219
Part II (partially)	1st December 2000	2000/1047, 2000/1116
Part III	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Part IV	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
Part V (partially)	2nd April 2000, 24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	1999/3309, 2000/1047
Parts VI and VII	6th April 2000	1999/3420