This draft Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament and published on 16th December 2021 (ISBN 978-0-348-23050-5). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Statutory Instrument.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 143(4) and (5)(a) of the Pensions Act 2008, section 54(2) (e) and (g) of the Pensions Act 2014 and section 51(5) of the Pension Schemes Act 2021, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

2022 No.

Pensions

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28 and 144(2) and (4) of the Pensions Act 20081, sections 43 and 54(5) and (6) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 18 to, the Pensions Act 20142 and sections 3(8), 5(2), 8(4)(a) and (b), 11(2)(e) and (3)(a), 12(2)(b), 13(3), 14(3), 15(4)(a), 16(2), 17(4), (5) and (8), 18(4), 19(2), 20(5), 22(3)(b), 23(3)(c), 27(2), 28(3) and (4), 29(7)(a) and (10)(a) and (b), 33(4)(b) and (10), 36(1)(c), (2)(b) and (c), (5), (6) and (10), 37(3)(b), 38(3), 39(1)(b), 40(4) and (6), 41(2), 43(2) and (4)(b) and (c), 45(3) and (6), 49(2)(b) and (4) and 51(2) and (3) of, and paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 2 to, the Pension Schemes Act 20213.

The Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 18 to the Pensions Act 2014.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 143(4) and (5)(a) of the Pensions Act 20084, section 54(2)(e) and (g) of the Pensions Act 20145 and section 51(5) of the Pension Schemes Act 20216.

The Secretary of State has exercised her discretion under section 51(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 to make regulations subject to affirmative resolution procedure which would otherwise be subject to negative resolution procedure.