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The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Authorisation and Supervision of Collective Defined Contribution Schemes) Appointed Day and Revocation Order 2026

S.I. 2026/730 · Made 2 July 2026

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PENSIONS

Made at 10.00 a.m. on 2nd July 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91(9) of the Pensions Act 2004f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2004 c. 35.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and extent
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Authorisation and Supervision of Collective Defined Contribution Schemes) Appointed Day and Revocation Order 2026.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into effect of the Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice: Authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes is 31st July 2026.

3Revocation

The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Authorisation and Supervision of Collective Defined Contribution Schemes) Appointed Day Order 2022f1 is revoked with effect from 31st July 2026.

Signature

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

Torsten Bell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

at 10.00 a.m. on 2nd July 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 31st July 2026 as the day on which the Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice: Authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes (“the Code”) comes into effect.

A copy of the Code can be obtained by post from the Pensions Regulator, Telecom House, 125-135 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AF.

This Order also revokes the Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Authorisation and Supervision of Collective Defined Contribution Schemes) Appointed Day Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/855). This brought into effect the preceding code, the Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice: Authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution schemes, which is revoked with effect from 31st July 2026 by the Pensions Act 2004 (Codes of Practice) (Revocation) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/709).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.