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Pensions Act 2011

2011 c. 19 · Enacted 3 November 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision relating to pensions; and for connected purposes.[3rd November 2011]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: State pension
  2. 1Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women
  3. 2Abolition of certain additions to the state pension
  4. 3Consolidation of additional pension Not yet in force
  5. Part 2: Automatic enrolment
  6. 4Automatic re-enrolment where scheme membership interrupted
  7. 5Earnings trigger for automatic enrolment and re-enrolment
  8. 6Postponement or disapplication of automatic enrolment
  9. 7Timing of automatic re-enrolment
  10. 8Review of earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
  11. 9Rounded figures for earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
  12. 10Qualifying schemes: administration charges Repealed
  13. 11Test scheme standard for schemes that produce sum of money for provision of benefits
  14. 12Certification that alternative to quality requirement is satisfied
  15. 13Certification for non-UK schemes
  16. 14Transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes to be optional
  17. 15Arrangements where transitional conditions cease to be satisfied
  18. 16Power of managers to modify by resolution
  19. 17No indemnification for civil penalties
  20. 18Power to exempt certain cross-border employment from enrolment duty Repealed
  21. Part 3: Occupational pension schemes
  22. Indexation and revaluation
  23. 19Indexation and revaluation
  24. 20Pension compensation: annual increases in periodic compensation
  25. 21Indexation requirements for cash balance benefits
  26. Pension Protection Fund
  27. 22Pension Protection Fund
  28. Financial assistance scheme
  29. 23Financial assistance scheme: amount of payments
  30. 24Financial assistance scheme: transfer of assets
  31. Miscellaneous
  32. 25Payment of surplus to employer: transitional power to amend scheme
  33. 26Contribution notices and financial support directions
  34. 27Technical amendment to Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 2007
  35. 28Technical amendment to section 42(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993
  36. Part 4: Money purchase benefits
  37. 29Definition of money purchase benefits
  38. 30Transitional
  39. 31Consequential and supplementary
  40. 32Power to make further provision
  41. 33Regulations
  42. Part 5: Judicial pensions
  43. 34Contributions towards cost of judicial pensions etc
  44. Part 6: Miscellaneous and general
  45. Miscellaneous
  46. 35Grants by the Secretary of State to advisory bodies etc
  47. 36Service of documents and electronic working
  48. General
  49. 37Extent
  50. 38Commencement
  51. 39Short title
  52. Schedule 1: Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women: consequential amendments
  53. Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)
  54. 1Paragraph 1
  55. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  56. 2Paragraph 2
  57. 3Paragraph 3
  58. 4Paragraph 4
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)
  61. 6Paragraph 6
  62. Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17)
  63. 7Paragraph 7
  64. Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22)
  65. 8Paragraph 8
  66. 9Paragraph 9
  67. 10Paragraph 10
  68. Schedule 2: Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments etc
  69. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) Repealed
  70. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  71. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  72. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  73. Repeals of spent enactments Repealed
  74. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  75. Schedule 3: Consolidation of additional pension
  76. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
  77. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  78. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  79. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  80. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  81. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  82. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  83. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  84. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  85. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  86. Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
  87. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  88. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  89. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  90. Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30)
  91. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  92. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  93. Schedule 4: Pension Protection Fund
  94. Requirements to obtain actuarial valuations
  95. 1Paragraph 1
  96. 2Paragraph 2
  97. 3Paragraph 3
  98. 4Paragraph 4
  99. 5Paragraph 5
  100. 6Paragraph 6
  101. 7Paragraph 7
  102. 8Paragraph 8
  103. 9Paragraph 9
  104. 10Paragraph 10
  105. 11Paragraph 11
  106. 12Paragraph 12
  107. 13Paragraph 13
  108. Requirement to obtain protected benefits quotation
  109. 14Paragraph 14
  110. 15Paragraph 15
  111. 16Paragraph 16
  112. Removal of restriction on transfer notices
  113. 17Paragraph 17
  114. Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation
  115. 18Paragraph 18
  116. Pension credit members
  117. 19Paragraph 19
  118. 20Paragraph 20
  119. Postponement of compensation
  120. 21Paragraph 21
  121. 22Paragraph 22
  122. 23Paragraph 23
  123. 24Paragraph 24
  124. 25Paragraph 25
  125. 26Paragraph 26
  126. 27Paragraph 27
  127. 28Paragraph 28
  128. Pension compensation sharing: postponement of compensation
  129. 29Paragraph 29
  130. 30Paragraph 30
  131. 31Paragraph 31
  132. 32Paragraph 32
  133. 33Paragraph 33
  134. 34Paragraph 34
  135. 35Paragraph 35
  136. 36Paragraph 36
  137. Calculation of compensation: admissible rules etc
  138. 37Paragraph 37
  139. Schedule 5: Contributions towards cost of judicial pensions etc
  140. Part 1: Contributions towards cost of judicial pensions
  141. District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 (c. 2 (N.I.))
  142. 1Paragraph 1
  143. Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)
  146. 3Paragraph 3
  147. Part 2: Minor amendments relating to judicial pensions
  148. Sheriffs' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961 (c. 42)
  149. 4Paragraph 4
  150. Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)
  151. 5Paragraph 5