2009 No. 1566 (C. 81)
Pensions
The Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
Made 24th June 2009

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 143(1), 144(4) and 149(1) of the Pensions Act 2008.
2008 c.30.

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009.
2 In this Order “the Act” means the Pensions Act 2008.

2 Commencement of provisions
1 The following provisions of the Act come into force on 29th June 2009—
(a) section 126 (amendment of provisions of Pensions Act 2004 relating to contribution notices or financial support directions) in so far as that section is not already in force, and
(b) in Schedule 9 (contribution notices and financial support directions under Pensions Act 2004)—
(i) paragraph 4, and
(ii) paragraphs 1, 2, 8 and 15 in so far as those paragraphs are not already in force.
2 Section 74 (review) of the Act comes into force on 1st July 2009.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Angela Eagle Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 24th June 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions in the Pension Act 2008 (c.30) (the “Act”) on 29th June 2009 and 1st July 2009. The provisions brought into force on 29th June 2009 concern amendments of the Pensions Act 2004 relating to contribution notices and financial support directions. The provision brought into force on 1st July 2009 concerns the review of certain aspects of a scheme established under section 67 of the Act.
A full Impact Assessment has not been published for this Order as no impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

NOTE ON EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2008 are brought into force by Statutory Instruments which were made before this Order was made.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. Number
sections 62 to 64	26th January 2009	2009/82
section 100	6th April 2009	2009/82
section 101 (partially)	6th April 2009	2009/82
section 101 (partially)	6th April 2009	2009/809
section 122 (partially)	1st April 2009	2009/809
section 124(2) and (6) (for the purposes only of section 286A of the Pensions Act 2004)	19th December 2008	2008/3241
section 128	26th January 2009	2009/82
section 130	6th April 2009	2009/82
section 132	26th January 2009	2009/82
section 138	26th January 2009	2009/82
section 139	6th April 2009	2009/82
section 148 (partially)	6th April 2009	2009/82
Schedule 2 Parts 1 and 3	6th April 2009	2009/82
Schedule 2 Part 2	6th April 2009	2009/809
Schedule 8 (partially)	1st April 2009	2009/809
Schedule 11 Part 2	6th April 2009	2009/82