{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-1995/section-176",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-1995/section-176.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/26",
  "legislation_title": "Pensions Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-1995",
  "path": "section/176",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "176",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“enactment” includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978),\n“occupational pension scheme” and “personal pension scheme” have the meaning given by section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993,\nand the definition of “enactment” shall apply for the purposes of section 114 as if “Act” in section 21(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 included any enactment.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1978 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1993 c. 48."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 176 in force at 6.4.1996 by S.I. 1996/778, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. IV"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/26/section/176",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:14:42.886581+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}