The Contracting-Out (Protection of Pensions) Regulations 1991

Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 166

PENSIONS

The Contracting-Out (Protection of Pensions) Regulations 1991

Made

1st February 1991

Laid before Parliament

7th February 1991

Coming into force

28th February 1991

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 166(1) to (3A) and 168(1) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975(1)and sections 41B(3), 4IC(7), 41E(2)(e) and 66(2), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after considering the report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the proposals referred to them(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1975 c. 14. See definitions of “prescribe” and “regulations” in Schedule 20. Sections 166(1) to (3A) and 168(1) apply, 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. Sections 41A to 41E were inserted by Schedule 6 to the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48). Amendments relevant to these Regulations have been made to sections 41A and 41B by section 6 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53) and paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27). The references to “widow” in section 41B include references to “widower” by virtue of section 9(4)(f) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50).

(3)

See section 61(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.