The Occupational, Personal and Stakeholder Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 615

Pensions

The Occupational, Personal and Stakeholder Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

Made

10th March 2009

Laid before Parliament

16th March 2009

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(5)(b) and (c), 12C(1)(a), 20(1) and (2), 45(3)(a), 101C(2), 101D(2)(b) and (4)(b), 101E(1)(c), 101F(6)(b), 168(1) and (4), 181(1), 182(2) and (3) and 183(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1), sections 10(3), 40(1), 68(2)(e), 74(3)(e), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995(2), sections 1(3), 2(7), 8(1), 41(1) and (2), 45(2) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(3) and sections 232, 242(10), 243(2), 314, 315(2), (4) and (5) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004(4).

In accordance with section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(5), section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995, section 83(11) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and section 317(1) of the Pensions Act 2004, the Secretary of State has consulted with such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(1)

1993 c.48. Section 12C was inserted by section 136(5) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26). Section 20(1) was amended by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 5 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19). Sections 101C, 101D, 101E and 101F were inserted by section 37 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). Section 101E(1) was amended by paragraph 148 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 (c.33). Section 168 was substituted by section 155(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 and amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35). Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribe” and “regulations”. Section 183(1) was amended by paragraph 79 of Schedule 5, and paragraph 15(a) of Schedule 6, to the Pensions Act 1995.

(2)

1995 c.26. Section 74(3)(e) was inserted by section 270(2) of the Pensions Act 2004. Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

1999 c.30. Section 8(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribed”.

(4)

2004 c.35. Section 318(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(5)

Section 185(1) was amended by paragraph 46 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 80(a) of Schedule 5, to the Pensions Act 1995.