2011 No. 3033 (C. 112)

Social Security
Pensions

The Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No.11) Order 2011

Made

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 149(1) and (6) of the Pensions Act 20081.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No.11) Order 2011.

Commencement of provisions2

The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2008 come into force on 3rd January 2012—

a

section 49 (monitoring of employers’ payments to personal pension schemes) in so far as it relates to the powers to make regulations under section 111A of the Pension Schemes Act 19932, for the purposes only of making regulations;

b

section 104 (additional pension etc: minor and consequential amendments) in so far as it relates to the provisions listed in paragraph (c) of this article;

c

in Schedule 4—

i

paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to the provisions listed in sub-paragraphs (ii) to (xii) of this paragraph,

ii

paragraphs 2 and 3,

iii

paragraph 4(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (iv) of this paragraph,

iv

paragraph 4(2) and (3), except for sub-paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(b) in so far as they relate to Schedule 4C to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923,

v

paragraph 5,

vi

paragraph 6(1) in so far as it relates to paragraph 6(2),

vii

paragraph 6(2),

viii

paragraph 7, except for sub-paragraph (a),

ix

paragraph 8, except for sub-paragraph (a),

x

paragraph 9(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (xi) of this paragraph,

xi

paragraph 9(2) and (3), except for sub-paragraph (2)(c),

xii

paragraphs 11 and 12.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Steve WebbMinister of State,Department for Work and Pensions
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Pensions Act 2008 (c.30) (“the Act”) on 3rd January 2012.

Article 2(a) brings section 49 of the Act (monitoring of employers’ payments to personal pension schemes) into force, for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations under section 111A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48). Section 49 amends section 111A so that the term “employee” includes a “jobholder”.

Article 2(b) and (c) brings into force certain provisions of Schedule 4, which make minor and consequential amendments to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4) in relation to retirement pensions under Part 2 of that Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2008 have been brought into force by Statutory Instruments which were made before this Order was made.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

sections 62 to 64

26th January 2009

2009/82

section 65

16th March 2011

2011/664

section 74

1st July 2009

2009/1566

section 75 (for all remaining purposes)

5th July 2010

2010/10

section 76

5th July 2010

2010/10

section 99

5th July 2010

2010/10

section 100

6th April 2009

2009/82

section 101 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/82

section 101 (for all other purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/809

section 103(1) and (3) (partially)

8th April 2010

2010/1221

section 106

6th April 2012

2011/1266

sections 107 to 119

6th April 2011

2011/664

section 120 (partially)

6th March 2011

2011/664

section 120 (for all other purposes)

6th April 2011

2011/664

section 121 (partially)

6th March 2011

2011/664

section 121 (for all other purposes)

6th April 2011

2011/664

section 122 (partially)

1st April 2009

2009/809

section 123

6th April 2011

2011/664

section 124(2) and (6) (partially)

19th December 2008

2008/3241

section 124(2) and (6) (for remaining purposes)

31st March 2010

2010/1145

section 126 (for all remaining purposes)

29th June 2009

2009/1566

section 128

26th January 2009

2009/82

section 129 (partially)

26th February 2010

2010/467

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

section 148 (partially)

6th April 2011

2011/664

section 148 (partially)

6th April 2012

2011/1266

Schedule 1 (for all remaining purposes)

5th July 2010

2010/10

Schedule 2 Parts 1 and 3

6th April 2009

2009/82

Schedule 2 Part 2

6th April 2009

2009/809

Schedule 5 (partially)

6th April 2011

2011/664

Schedule 6 (partially)

6th March 2011

2011/664

Schedule 6 (for all other purposes)

6th April 2011

2011/664

Schedule 7 (partially)

6th March 2011

2011/664

Schedule 7 (for all other purposes)

6th April 2011

2011/664

Schedule 8 (partially)

1st April 2009

2009/809

Schedule 9 (for all remaining purposes)

29th June 2009

2009/1566

Schedule 10 (partially)

26th February 2010

2010/467

Schedule 11 Part 2

6th April 2009

2009/82

Schedule 11 Part 3

6th April 2012

2011/1266

Schedule 11 Part 4

6th April 2011

2011/664