2015 No. 1670 (C. 95)
Pensions
The Pensions Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2015
Made 9th September 2015

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (7) of the Pensions Act 2014.
2014 c.19.

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2015.

2 Commencement of provisions
The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2014, only in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 12th October 2015—
(a) section 25 (option to boost old retirement pensions) only in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraph (b); and
(b) paragraphs 15 to 19, 21 and 22 of Schedule 15 (option to boost old retirement pensions).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Altmann Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 9th September 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is the sixth Commencement Order made under the Pensions Act 2014 (c.19) (“the Act”). This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Act on 12th October 2015.
Article 2 commences section 25 of, and paragraphs 15 to 19, 21 and 22 of Schedule 15 to, the Act so far as those provisions are not already in force. This allows for the payment of a class 3A voluntary National Insurance contribution in Northern Ireland from 12th October 2015. The payment of National Insurance contributions is an excepted matter within Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations. An impact assessment for the changes made by the Act is available from the Better Regulation Unit, Department for Work and Pensions, Caxton House, 6 – 12 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA or
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pensions-act-2014-impact-assessments-may-2014.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2014 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 2(3) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 4(2) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 8(3), (7) and (8) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 16(1) and (6) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 17(4) and (5) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 18(1) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 19(1) and (3) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 22(1) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Section 23 (partially)	1st October 2014	2014/2377
Section 23 (partially)	7th July 2015	2015/1475
Section 24(1) (partially)	7th July 2015	2015/1475
Section 24(2) to (9)	23rd February 2015	2015/134
Section 25 (partially)	1st October 2014	2014/2377
Section 25 (partially)	12th October 2015	2015/1475
Section 28(1) and (2)	6th April 2016	2015/1475
Section 28(3)	7th July 2015	2015/1475
Section 33 (partially)	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 36	1st October 2015	2015/134
Section 37	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 38	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 39	12th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 40	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 42	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 43	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 45	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 46	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 49	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Section 52	23rd July 2014	2014/1965
Paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 and section 13(2) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Paragraph 4 of Schedule 10 and section 14(2) (partially)	5th February 2015	2015/134
Paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 and section 15 (partially)	P5th February 2015	2015/134
Paragraphs 8 and 88 of Schedule 12 (partially)	7th July 2015	2015/1475
Paragraphs 25 and 90 of Schedule 12	7th July 2015	2015/1475
Paragraphs 96 and 97(b) of Schedule 12	1st October 2014	2014/2377
Paragraphs 1, 24 and 25 of Schedule 13 (partially)	7th July 2015	2015/1475
Schedule 14	23rd February 2015	2015/134
Paragraphs 1 to 10 and 12 to 14 of Schedule 15	12th October 2015	2015/1475
Paragraphs 3, 7 and 17 of Schedule 15 (partially)	1st October 2014	2014/2377
Paragraphs 11 and 20 of Schedule 15	13th October 2014	2014/2727
Paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 17 (partially)	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Schedule 18	11th September 2014	2014/2377
Schedule 19	11th September 2014	2014/2377