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Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 3002

PENSIONS

The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2003

Made

23rd November 2003

Laid before Parliament

28th November 2003

Coming into force

1st January 2004

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2003.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st January 2004.

The revaluation percentage for each revaluation period

2.  For the purposes of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993, the revaluation percentage for each revaluation period specified in column 1 below is the percentage specified in column 2 in relation to that period.

Column 1Column 2
Revaluation periodRevaluation percentage
1st January 1986–31st December 200391.5%
1st January 1987–31st December 200385.7%
1st January 1988–31st December 200378.2%
1st January 1989–31st December 200368.6%
1st January 1990–31st December 200356.7%
1st January 1991–31st December 200341.3%
1st January 1992–31st December 200335.7%
1st January 1993–31st December 200331.0%
1st January 1994–31st December 200328.7%
1st January 1995–31st December 200325.9%
1st January 1996–31st December 200321.2%
1st January 1997–31st December 200318.7%
1st January 1998–31st December 200314.6%
1st January 1999–31st December 200311.0%
1st January 2000–31st December 2003 9.8%
1st January 2001–31st December 2003 6.3%
1st January 2002–31st December 2003 4.5%
1st January 2003–31st December 2003 2.8%

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Malcolm Wicks

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

23rd November 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made, as required by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993, in the year beginning 1st January 2003 and specifies revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation on or after 1st January 2004 of benefits under occupational pension schemes, as required by section 84 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Act.

This Order does not impose any costs on business.