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The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/630 · Made 12 June 2020

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Pensions

Made 12th June 2020

Coming into force 30th June 2020

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 96(2) of the Pensions Act 2008f1.

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 143(4) and (5)(a) of the Pensions Act 2008.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 30.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 30th June 2020.

2Amendment to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010

In the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010f1 in regulation 1 (citation, commencement, expiry and interpretation)—

(a)

in the heading, omit “, expiry”;

(b)

omit paragraphs (1A) and (1B).

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Guy Opperman

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

12th June 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 52 of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010 applies employer duties relating to personal pensions contained in Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2008, and corresponding provision in Northern Ireland, to persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship.

These Regulations revoke a sunset clause which would mean that regulation 52 would otherwise cease to have effect on 1st July 2020.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at www.legislation.gov.uk.