Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions on Divorce etc. (Charging) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st December 2000.

2

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the 1999 Act" means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

“the Provision of Information Regulations" means the Pensions on Divorce etc. (Provision of Information) Regulations 2000 M1;

“day" means any day other than—

a

Christmas Day or Good Friday; or

b

a bank holiday, that is to say, a day which is, or is to be observed as, a bank holiday or a holiday under Schedule 1 to the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M2;

“implementation period" has the meaning given by section 34(1) of the 1999 Act;

F1“normal pension age” has the meaning given by section 180 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

“notice of implementation" has the meaning given by regulation 1(2) of the Provision of Information Regulations;

“pension arrangement" has the meaning given to that expression in section 46(1) of the 1999 Act;

“pension credit" means a credit under section 29(1)(b) of the 1999 Act;

“pension credit benefit" has the meaning given by section 101B of the Pensions Schemes Act 1993 M3;

“pension credit rights" has the meaning given by section 101B of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

“pension sharing activity" has the meaning given by section 41(5) of the 1999 Act;

“pension sharing order or provision" means an order or provision which is mentioned in section 28(1) of the 1999 Act;

“person responsible for a pension arrangement" has the meaning given to that expression in section 46(2) of the 1999 Act;

F2...

“the relevant date" has the meaning given by section 10(3) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 M4;

“trustees or managers" has the meaning given by section 46(1) of the 1999 Act.