2002 No. 2248 (C. 72)
SOCIAL SECURITY

The State Pension Credit Act (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002

Made
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(3) of the State Pension Credit Act 20021 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation1.

This Order may be cited as the State Pension Credit Act (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002.

Appointed day2.

The day appointed for the coming into force of section 18 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 is 3rd September 2002.

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

Malcolm Wicks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 3rd September 2002 as the day for the coming into force of section 18 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002. Section 18 amends the Pension Schemes Act 1993 to provide for equal treatment for widows and widowers in connection with the treatment of their guaranteed minimum pensions.

This Order does not impose any costs on business.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 have been partially brought into force by the State Pension Credit Act (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1691) (C.51) for the purposes only of exercising any power to make regulations or orders:

Provision

Date of commencement

Section 1

2nd July 2002

Section 2

2nd July 2002

Section 3

2nd July 2002

Section 4

2nd July 2002

Section 5

2nd July 2002

Section 6

2nd July 2002

Section 7

2nd July 2002

Section 9

2nd July 2002

Section 11

2nd July 2002

Section 12

2nd July 2002

Section 13

2nd July 2002

Section 14 except so far as it relates to paragraph 3 of Schedule 2

2nd July 2002

Section 15

2nd July 2002

Section 16

2nd July 2002

Section 17

2nd July 2002