The Contracting Out (Administration of the Teachers' Pensions Scheme) Order 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order enables the Secretary of State, who has functions conferred on him by regulations made under the Superannuation Act 1972, the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and the Pensions Act 1995 regarding the teachers' pension scheme, to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, to carry out on his behalf those functions to such extent as is specified in the authorisation.

This Order revokes the Contracting Out (Administration of the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme) Order 1996. This Order differs from the revoked Order in that it includes the functions conferred by regulations made under section 172 of the Pensions Act 1995.

The current regulations made under sections 9, 12 and 25 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972, sections 16(2) to (4) and 130(a) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 172 of the Pensions Act 1995 include:

• the Colleges of Education (Compensation) Regulations 1975 (S.I. 1975/1092);

• the Teachers (Compensation) (Advanced Further Education) Regulations 1983 (S.I. 1983/856);

• the Teachers' Superannuation (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2924) as amended by S.I. 1997/3001, S.I. 2000/666 and S.I. 2000/3028;

• the Teachers' Superannuation (Provision of Information and Administrative Expenses etc.) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2282) as amended by S.I. 2001/3649.

• the Teachers (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/311) as amended by S.I. 1998/2256, S.I. 1999/608 and S.I. 2000/664.

• the Teachers' Pensions Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/3001) as amended by S.I. 1998/2255, S.I.1999/607, S.I. 2000/665, S.I. 2000/2431, S.I. 2000/3028, S.I. 2001/871 and S.I. 2002/3058;

• the Teachers' Pensions (Employers' Supplementary Contributions) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/502); and

• the Teachers' Pensions (Contributable Salary) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/907).