The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 814

PENSIONS

FAMILY LAW

The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007

Made

12th March 2007

Laid before Parliament

15th March 2007

Coming into force

6th April 2007

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1), for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2), in relation to matters relating to personal and occupational pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, section 12A(8) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985(3), sections 1(1), 9(2B)(c), 12C(1)(a), 16(3), 20(1), 28(2)(b) and (4), 71(6), 113(1) and (2), 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(4), sections 35(7), 40(1), 66A(3), 73(2)(b), 73B(8), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995(5), sections 1(5)(c), 8(1), 23(1)(a)(ii), 26(1), 28(1)(f)(ii) and (3)(a), 48(1)(f)(ii) and (3)(a) and 83(4), (5) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(6) and sections 182(1)(a), 221(1)(b) and (2), 224(1)(b), 227(4), 241(8)(c), 242(10), 249(2)(a), 259(1), 287(6), 288(1), 289(1), 292(1), 315(2) and (5) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004(7).

In accordance with section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(8), 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 such persons as he considers appropriate.

(1)

See S.I. 2004/3328.

(2)

1972 c.68.

(3)

1985 c.37; section 12A was inserted by section 167(3) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26) and was amended by section 84 of, paragraphs 5 and 9 of Schedule 12 to, and Part 2 of Schedule 13 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30); section 261(2) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 28 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33); sections 17(1) and (4) and 45(1) of, and paragraph 5(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to, the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 2); and S.I. 2006/384.

(4)

1993 c.48; section 1 was amended by section 239 of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35) and S.I. 1999/1820. Section 9(2B) was substituted by section 136(3) of the Pensions Act 1995 and amended by section 1(1) of, and paragraph 35 of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2). Section 12C was inserted by section 136(5) of the Pensions Act 1995. Section 16 was amended by section 151 of, and paragraph 28 of Schedule 5 to, the Pensions Act 1995 and section 18 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 20 was amended by section 56 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19) and S.I. 2005/2050. Section 28(2)(b) and (4) was amended by section 56 of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000; and sections 284 and 320 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 13 to, the Pensions Act 2004. Section 113 was amended by section 1 of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c.8); section 52 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000; section 319(1) of, and paragraphs 9 and 17 of Schedule 12 to, the Pensions Act 2004 and S.I. 2005/2053. Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(5)

1995 c.26; section 35 was substituted by section 244 of the Pensions Act 2004. Section 40 was amended by section 319(1) of, and paragraphs 34 and 51 of Schedule 12 to, the Pensions Act 2004 and by S.I. 2004/355. Section 73 was substituted by section 270(1) of the Pensions Act 2004. Section 73B was inserted by section 270(1) of the Pensions Act 2004. Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(6)

1999 c.30; section 1(5) was amended by section 285 of the Pensions Act 2004. Section 23 was amended by section 261(1) and (4) of, and paragraph 157(1) and (2) of Schedule 27 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004. Section 28(1)(f) was amended by section 261(1) of, and paragraph 159(1) and (4) of Schedule 27 and Schedule 30 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004. Section 48(1)(f) was amended by section 261(1) of, and paragraph 161(1) and (4) of Schedule 27 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004. Sections 8(1) and 26(1) are cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed”.

(7)

2004 c.35; the Act is modified in its application to partially guaranteed schemes by S.I. 2005/277, in its application to multi-employer schemes by S.I. 2005/441 (as amended by S.I. 2005/993 and 2113) and 2006/566, and in its application to hybrid schemes by S.I. 2005/449. The Act is further modified by S.I. 2005/3377 and 3380. Section 318(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(8)

Section 185(1) was amended by sections 122, 151, and 177 of, paragraph 46 of Schedule 3, paragraph 80 of Schedule 5 and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to, the Pensions Act 1995.