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Introductory textC1

PENSIONS

Made 25th February 1997

Laid before Parliament 4th March 1997

Coming into force 6th April 1997

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 7(1), (6) and (7), 9, 26, 34(1), (2) and (8), 43(1) and (3), 44(1) and (2), 45(3), 45B, 155, 181(1), 182(3) and (4), and 183(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993M1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement with the Occupational Pensions Board that certain proposals embodied in these Regulations need not be referred to them, by this instrument, which otherwise contains regulations made for the purpose of consolidating regulations revoked hereinM2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1993 c.48 as amended by Part III of the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26). Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed" and “regulations".

M2

See section 185(1), (2) and (6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48) and section 173(1)(b) of the Administration Act 1992 (c.5), under which the requirement to consult does not apply where regulations are made only for the purpose of consolidating other regulations revoked by them or which are where the Occupational Pensions Board agrees that regulations need not be referred to them.

Modifications

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Regulations: transfer of functions (1.4.1999) by Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), ss. 1(2), 28(3), Sch. 2; S.I. 1999/527, art. 2(b), Sch. 2