{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-sharing-pension-credit-benefit-regulations-2000/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-sharing-pension-credit-benefit-regulations-2000/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1054",
  "legislation_title": "The Pension Sharing (Pension Credit Benefit) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-sharing-pension-credit-benefit-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 13th April 2000\nLaid before Parliament 19th April 2000\nComing into force 1st December 2000\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 68D, 101C(2), 101D(1)(b), (2)(b) and (4)(b), 101E(2), 101F(2)(b), (c), (3)(b), and (6)(b), 101H(2)(a) and (b), and (3), 101I, 101J(2), 101L(1), (2)(a) and (b), and (3), 101P(2)(b), 101Q, 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, sections 10(2)(b), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995, and sections 40(1) and (3) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting such persons as he considered appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed\" and “regulations\"."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1993 c. 48. Sections 101C, 101D, 101E, 101F, 101H, 101I, 101J, 101L, 101P and 101Q are inserted by section 37 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed\" and “regulations\"."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1995 c. 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1999 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "See section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 and section 83(11) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1054/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:31.439056+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}