Article 4 Commencement of provisions

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 6th April 2012—

(a)

section 2(1) to (4), (9) and (10) (abolition of certain additions to the state pension),

(b)

section 2(5) in so far as it provides for the repeal of the following paragraphs of Schedule 5 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 (pension increase of lump sum where entitlement to retirement pension is deferred)—

(i)

paragraph 5A(2)(b) and (3)(a),

(ii)

paragraph 6(2)(b), (3)(c) and (4)(b),

(iii)

paragraph 6A(2)(b), and

(iv)

paragraph 7(1),

(c)

section 2(6) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 2 (repeals and amendments consequential on section 2(5) of the Act) specified in paragraph (f) of this article,

(d)

section 2(7) in so far as it relates to the repeals made by section 2(5) referred to in paragraph (b) of this article,

(e)

section 2(8) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 2 specified in paragraph (f) of this article, and

(f)

the following paragraphs of Schedule 2—

(i)

paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to the paragraphs specified in sub-paragraphs (ii) to (iv) of this paragraph,

(ii)

paragraph 3(1), in so far as it relates to paragraph 3(7) and (8),

(iii)

paragraph 3(7) and (8), and

(iv)

paragraph 4(a) and (d).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c.4.