The Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Commencement No. 6, Saving Provision and Amendment) Order 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c.25) and makes a saving provision. It also amends an earlier commencement order. This is the sixth commencement order to be made under the Act.

Article 2 commences on 1st April 2015 sections 4 to 7 (governance), section 11 (valuations) and section 12 (employer cost cap) for schemes for local government workers in England and Wales. The effect of this and previous commencement orders is that those sections will come into force on 1st April 2015 for all remaining purposes, except that section 12 will come into force on 1st April 2016 for the final remaining purpose of making scheme regulations for local government workers in Scotland.

Article 3 commences on 1st April 2015 section 15 (information about schemes) and section 16 (records).

Article 4 commences on 1st April 2015 section 17 and Schedule 4 (regulatory oversight) with a saving for codes issued under the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35) before that date in relation to early leavers.

Article 5 commences on 1st April 2015 sections 30 to 32 (public body pension schemes) and Schedule 10 (public bodies whose pension schemes must be restricted).

Article 6 amends the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2014 (c.86) (S.I. 2014/1912) so that section 12 (employer cost cap) will not come into force for schemes for local government workers in Scotland on 1st April 2015, as the order originally provided. Instead it will come into force on 1st April 2016 as provided by article 2 of this Order.

This Order will have no effect on the costs of business or the voluntary sector. For that reason no impact assessment has been produced for it.