2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 10 of the Act (functions exercisable by the Determinations Panel) in so far as not already brought into force, and of Schedule 2 to the Act (the reserved regulatory functions), is 6th April 2005 M1.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 272 of the Act (debt due from the employer in the case of multi-employer schemes), in so far as not already brought into force, is 15th March 2005.
(3) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 300(1) of the Act (dissolution of the Authority) is 6th April 2005 (“the appointed day”).
(4) The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 278 and 280 for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations is 15th March 2005.
(5) The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 to the Act (Pensions Regulator – delegation) is 15th March 2005 for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations, and 6th April 2005 for all other purposes.
(6) The day appointed for the coming into force of Schedule 13 to the Act in so far as it relates to the repeal of paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 M2, and section 320 of the Act in so far as it relates to that provision, is 1st April 2005.
(7) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions set out in Schedule 1 to this Order is 6th April 2005.
Marginal Citations
M1Subsection (9)(b) of section 10 of the Pensions Act 2004 (“the Act”) was partially brought into force on 17th December 2004 by the Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3350 (C.157)), and subsection (5)(a) of section 10 was brought into force on 10th February 2005 for regulation making purposes only and on 6th April 2005 for all other purposes by Part 3 of the Schedule to the Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/275 (C.10)). Section 10(4) of the Act gives effect to Schedule 2 to the Act.