Statutory Instruments
Pensions
Made
9th September 2015
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (7) of the Pensions Act 2014(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2015.
2. The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2014, only in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 12th October 2015—
(a)section 25 (option to boost old retirement pensions) only in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraph (b); and
(b)paragraphs 15 to 19, 21 and 22 of Schedule 15 (option to boost old retirement pensions).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Altmann
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
9th September 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is the sixth Commencement Order made under the Pensions Act 2014 (c.19) (“the Act”). This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Act on 12th October 2015.
Article 2 commences section 25 of, and paragraphs 15 to 19, 21 and 22 of Schedule 15 to, the Act so far as those provisions are not already in force. This allows for the payment of a class 3A voluntary National Insurance contribution in Northern Ireland from 12th October 2015. The payment of National Insurance contributions is an excepted matter within Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations. An impact assessment for the changes made by the Act is available from the Better Regulation Unit, Department for Work and Pensions, Caxton House, 6 – 12 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA or
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pensions-act-2014-impact-assessments-may-2014.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2014 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2(3) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 4(2) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 8(3), (7) and (8) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 16(1) and (6) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 17(4) and (5) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 18(1) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 19(1) and (3) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 22(1) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 23 (partially) | 1st October 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 23 (partially) | 7th July 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Section 24(1) (partially) | 7th July 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Section 24(2) to (9) | 23rd February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 25 (partially) | 1st October 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 25 (partially) | 12th October 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Section 28(1) and (2) | 6th April 2016 | 2015/1475 |
| Section 28(3) | 7th July 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Section 33 (partially) | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 36 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Section 37 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 38 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 39 | 12th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 40 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 42 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 43 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 45 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 46 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 49 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Section 52 | 23rd July 2014 | 2014/1965 |
| Paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 and section 13(2) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Paragraph 4 of Schedule 10 and section 14(2) (partially) | 5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 and section 15 (partially) | P5th February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Paragraphs 8 and 88 of Schedule 12 (partially) | 7th July 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Paragraphs 25 and 90 of Schedule 12 | 7th July 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Paragraphs 96 and 97(b) of Schedule 12 | 1st October 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Paragraphs 1, 24 and 25 of Schedule 13 (partially) | 7th July 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Schedule 14 | 23rd February 2015 | 2015/134 |
| Paragraphs 1 to 10 and 12 to 14 of Schedule 15 | 12th October 2015 | 2015/1475 |
| Paragraphs 3, 7 and 17 of Schedule 15 (partially) | 1st October 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Paragraphs 11 and 20 of Schedule 15 | 13th October 2014 | 2014/2727 |
| Paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 17 (partially) | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Schedule 18 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |
| Schedule 19 | 11th September 2014 | 2014/2377 |