The Contracting-out (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1988

Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 475

PENSIONS

The Contracting-out (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1988

Made

10th March 1988

Laid before Parliament

16th March 1988

Coming into force

6th April 1988

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 168(1) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975(1), and sections 31(4), 35(8), 38(1) and (1A), 41C(7), 43(4), 44(2), 45(1), 51 and 52 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(2), and sections 14 and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986(3) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after considering the report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the proposals submitted to them(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1975 c. 14. See definitions of“prescribe” and“regulations” in Schedule 20. Section 168(1) applies, by virtue of section 66(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60), to the exercise of certain powers conferred by that Act.

(2)

1975 c. 60. Section 35(8) was amended by the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53), section 4 and Schedule 3, paragraph 8. Section 38(1) was substituted by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 86(1) and Schedule 10, paragraph 18. Section 38(1A) was inserted by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 19(1). Section 41C was inserted by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 20 and Schedule 6. Section 45(1) was amended by the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (c. 5), section 22(7), and the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53), section 29(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 25.

(3)

1986 c. 50. See definitions of“prescribed” and“regulations” in section 84(1).

(4)

See section 61(2) and (3) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975; section 61(2) is amended in ways not relevant to these Regulations.