The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Perpetuities and Contracting-out) Amendment Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 943

PENSIONS

The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Perpetuities and Contracting-out) Amendment Regulations 2001

Made

13th March 2001

Laid before Parliament

15th March 2001

Coming into force

6th April 2001

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 9(3)(aa), (5) and (6)(a), 163, 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with such persons as he considers appropriate(2), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

1993 c. 48; paragraph (aa) was inserted in section 9(3) by section 136(4) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and amended by paragraph 35(3) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2); section 181(1) is cited for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

See section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 as amended by paragraph 46 of Schedule 3, paragraph 80 of Schedule 5, and Part I of Schedule 7, to the Pensions Act 1995.