Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 231

Pensions

The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Modification of Schemes - Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016

Made

24th February 2016

Laid before Parliament

1st March 2016

Coming into force

6th April 2016

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 37(1) and 181(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1), sections 68(2)(e) and 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995(2), and sections 259(1) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004(3) makes the following Regulations.

These Regulations are consequential upon section 24(1) of, and Schedule 13 to, the Pensions Act 2014(4) and are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the date those provisions come into force.

(1)

1993 c.48. Section 37 was substituted by paragraph 39 of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26) (“the 1995 Act”) and amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c.30), S.I. 2014/3229, paragraph 24 of Schedule 13 to the Pensions Act 2014 (c.19) (“the 2014 Act”), and section 81 of the Pensions Schemes Act 2015 (c.8). Section 181(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to ‘prescribed’.

(2)

1995 c.26. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to ‘prescribed’.

(3)

2004 c.35. Section 318(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to ‘prescribed’.