The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011

Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 672

Pensions

The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011

Made

5th March 2011

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2011

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28(2)(b), 73(4)(b), 101D(4)(b), 113(1), 181(1), 182(2) and (3) and 183(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1), sections 47(5)(a), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995(2) and sections 189(4), 259(1), 260(1), 315(2), (4) and (5) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004(3).

In accordance with section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(4), section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 and section 317(1) of the Pensions Act 2004, the Secretary of State has consulted with such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(1)

1993 c.48. Section 28(2)(b) was amended by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19). Section 101D was inserted by section 37 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). Section 113(1) was amended by section 52(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000. Section 181(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 183(1) was amended by paragraph 79 of Schedule 5 and paragraph 15(a) of Schedule 6 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26).

(2)

1995 c.26. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “regulations”.

(3)

2004 c.35. Section 259(1) was modified by S.I. 2006/16. Section 318(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(4)

Section 185(1) was amended by paragraph 46 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 80(a) of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 1995.