Provisions of the Act coming into force on 28th April 20142
1
28th April 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
a
section 1 (schemes for persons in public service) and Schedule 1 (persons in public service: definitions);
b
section 2 (responsible authority for schemes) and Schedule 2 (responsible authorities);
c
section 3 (scheme regulations) and Schedule 3 (scope of scheme regulations: supplementary matters);
d
section 8 (types of scheme);
e
section 9(1), (2), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6) (revaluation);
f
section 10 (pension age);
g
section 14 (information about benefits);
h
sections 17(2) to (5) (regulatory oversight);
i
section 18 (restriction of existing pension schemes) and Schedule 5 (existing pension schemes);
j
section 19 (closure of existing injury and compensation schemes) and Schedule 6 (existing injury and compensation schemes);
k
section 20 (final salary link) and Schedule 7 (final salary link);
l
section 21 (consultation);
m
section 22 (procedure for protected elements);
n
section 23 (procedure for retrospective provision);
o
section 24 (other procedure);
p
section 25 (extension of schemes);
q
section 26 (non-scheme benefits); and
r
section 27 of the Act (consequential and minor amendments) and Schedule 8 (consequential and minor amendments).
2
The requirement in subsection (2) of section 21 to publish a statement does not apply to any consultation which started before the coming into force of that section.