Introductory text

Pensions

Made 3rd June 2019

Laid before Parliament 6th June 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to personal and occupational pensions, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, sections 113(1), (6) and (7), 181(1), 182(2) and (3) and 183(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993^f3 and sections 35(4), 36(1), (1A)(a) and (9), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995^f4.

In accordance with section 113(9) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993^f5, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Financial Conduct Authority and the Treasury, and in accordance with section 185(1) of that Act^f6 and section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

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Footnotes

f1: See article 2 of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 7) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3328).
f2: 1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
f3: 1993 c. 48; Section 113(1) was amended by section 52(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19); section 113(6) and (7) was inserted by section 44(1) of the Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19) (“the 2014 Act”); section 181(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribe” and “regulations”; section 183(1) was amended by Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 7 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26).
f4: 1995 c. 26; Section 35 was substituted by section 244 of the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35) (“the 2004 Act”); section 36(1) and (1A) was substituted by section 245(2) of the 2004 Act and section 36(9) was inserted by section 245(6) of that Act; section 124(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
f5: Section 113(9) was inserted by section 44(1) of the 2014 Act.
f6: Section 185(1) was amended by sections 122 and 151 of, and paragraph 46 of Schedule 3 to, the 1995 Act and by paragraph 80(a) of Schedule 5 to that Act.