Appointed days2

1

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

a

section 24(1) (abolition of contracting-out for salary related schemes etc.) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 13 (abolition of contracting-out for salary related schemes), in so far as they relate to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (b);

b

in Schedule 13, paragraphs 24 and 25,

for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 14th September 2015.

2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

a

section 23 (amendments) and paragraphs 8 and 72 of Schedule 12 (state pension: amendments), in so far as they relate to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (c);

b

section 27(3) (state pension credit: phasing out assessed income periods), and

c

in Schedule 12, paragraphs 21 and 74,

is 14th September 2015.

3

The day appointed for the coming into operation of section 25 (option to boost old retirement pensions) and Schedule 15 (option to boost old retirement pensions), in so far as not already in operation, is 12th October 2015.

4

The day appointed for the coming into operation of section 27(1) and (2) (state pension credit: phasing out assessed income periods) is 6th April 2016.