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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 143(4) and (5)(c) of the Pensions Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Pensions

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Coming into force 6th April 2018

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 67(1) and (8), 144(2) to (4) and 145(1) of the Pensions Act 2008^f1.

The Secretary of State, in accordance with section 71(2) of that Act, obtained the consent of the trustees^f2 before making this Order. The trustees, in accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, consulted the members’ panel and the employers’ panel^f3 before deciding whether to give that consent.

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 143(4) and (5)(c) of that Act^f4 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1: 2008 c. 30.
f2: The term “trustees” is defined in section 78 of the Pensions Act 2008.
f3: The terms “members’ panel” and “employers’ panel” are defined in section 78 of the Pensions Act 2008.
f4: Section 143(5)(c) was amended by section 8(3) of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19).