EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force sections 62 to 64, 128, 132 and 138 of the Pensions Act 2008 on 26th January 2009. It also brings into force on 6th April 2009 the following provisions in the same Act: sections 100, 101 (to a certain extent), 130, 139, 148 (to a certain extent), Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 2 and Part 2 of Schedule 11.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.