The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Indexation and Disclosure of Information) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 704

PENSIONS

The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Indexation and Disclosure of Information) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005

Made

16th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

16th March 2005

Coming into force

6th April 2005

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 12C, 19, 28, 28A, 113, 168(4), 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1), sections 51(5), 124(1), 125(2) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995(2) and sections 40(1) and (3) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with such persons as he considers appropriate(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1993 c. 48. Section 12C was inserted by section 136 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and is modified by regulation 13A of the Contracting-out (Transfer and Transfer Payment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1462). Section 19 was amended by S.I. 2001/3649. Section 28 was amended by sections 142 and 146 of, and Schedules 5 and 7 to, the Pensions Act 1995, Schedules 2 and 13 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) and Schedule 5 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19). Section 28A was inserted by section 143 of the Pensions Act 1995. Section 113 was amended by section 1(2)(a) of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8) and section 52 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000. Section 168 was substituted by section 155 of the Pensions Act 1995. Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

1995 c. 26. Section 51(5) is amended by section 278 of the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35). Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

1999 c. 30. Section 40 was amended by section 280 of the Pensions Act 2004.

(4)

See section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (as amended by Schedule 3, Schedule 5 and Part I of Schedule 7 to the Pensions Act 1995), section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 and section 83(11) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.