http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/30/section/15Pensions Act 2008An Act to make provision relating to pensions; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-01-22Expert Participation2025-01-17
Pensions Act 2008s. 24(1)(c)Pension Schemes Act 2015Sch. 2 para. 43(2)(d)s. 87s. 89(4)(a)Pensions Act 2008s. 3(1A)Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023s. 1(2)s. 2(3)Pensions Act 2008s. 5(1C)Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023s. 1(3)s. 2(3)Pensions Act 2008s. 13APensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023s. 1(4)s. 2(3)Pensions Act 2008s. 143(6)(7)Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023s. 1(5)(b)s. 2(3)
Part 1Pension scheme membership for jobholdersChapter 1Employers' duties<Emphasis>
<Substitution ChangeId="d29p1211" CommentaryRef="c21673511">Qualifying earnings and earnings trigger</Substitution></Emphasis>Pay reference period151In relation to any person a pay reference period is the period prescribed.2The Secretary of State may by regulations—amake provision for determining a person's earnings in any pay reference period;bmake provision for determining the first date of each pay reference period in relation to a person.3A reference in any provision to the relevant pay reference period is a reference to the period determined in accordance with regulations under this section, as they apply for the purposes of that provision in the case concerned.S. 15 wholly in force at 30.6.2012; s. 15 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 149(2)(k); s. 15 in force so far as not already in force at 30.6.2012 by S.I. 2012/1682, art. 2(1)(2)(a), Sch. 1Cross-heading preceding s. 13 substituted (3.11.2011 for specified purposes otherwise 3.1.2012) by Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19), ss. 8(2), 38(1)(4); S.I. 2011/3034, art. 3(a)Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (temp. 1.7.2012 to 30.6.2020) by The Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1388), art. 2 (with saving in art. 5)