Statutory Instruments
Pensions
Made
15th July 2009
Laid before Parliament
20th July 2009
Coming into force
1st September 2009
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2), in relation to matters relating to personal and occupational pensions, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, section 113(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(3), sections 68(6), 73(2)(b), 75(1)(b), 124(1) and 174(2) of the Pensions Act 1995(4) and sections 38(1)(b), 52(1)(b), 126(1)(b), 182(1)(a), 221(1)(b), 241(8)(c), 315(2) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004(5).
In accordance with section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995, section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(6) and section 317(1) of the Pensions Act 2004, before making these Regulations the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
1993 c.48. Section 113(1) was amended by section 52(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19).
1995 c.26. Section 73 was substituted by section 270(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35); section 75(1) was substituted by section 271(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35). Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2004 c.35. Section 318(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
Section 185(1) was amended by paragraph 46 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 80(a) of Schedule 5, to the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26).