Introductory text
PENSIONS
Made 26th June 1996
Laid before Parliament 28th June 1996
Coming into force 6th April 1997
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 113, 168, 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993M1 and sections 10(3), 41(1) and (6), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995M2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Occupational Pensions Board having agreed that the proposals to make these Regulations, to the extent that they are made under the Pension Schemes Act 1993, need not be referred to themM3, and the Secretary of State not otherwise being required to consult as the regulations otherwise contained in this instrument are made by virtue of sections 10(3), 41(1) and (6) of the Pensions Act 1995 and are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisionsM4, by this instrument, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
1993 c.48. Section 168 was amended by section 155(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26). Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
- M2
1995 c.26. Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
- M3
See section 185(2)(b) and (6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).
- M4
See section 120(2)(c) of the Pensions Act 1995. This provides that the requirement to consult does not apply where regulations are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of Part I of the Pensions Act 1995 by virtue of which they are made.