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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 45A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

PENSIONS

Made 2001

Coming into force 6th April 2002

Whereas the Secretary of State has, under section 45A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, laid before each House of Parliament a report stating what, in view of the report of the Government Actuary under that section, he considers the appropriate age-related percentages should be for the purposes of section 45 of that Act^f1:

And whereas a draft of the following Order was, in accordance with section 45A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 45A and 182(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and sections 41A and 181(9A) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993^f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1993 c. 48. Section 45 was amended by section 138(1) to (4) of, and paragraph 43 of Schedule 5 to, the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and paragraph 49 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 45A was inserted by section 138(5) of the Pensions Act 1995 and amended by section 34 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).
f2: Section 41A was inserted by Article 135(5) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) and amended by paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671). Section 181(9A) was inserted by paragraph 76 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.