The Pensions Act 2011 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2015

Made12th March 2015

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 38(4) of the Pensions Act 20111.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2011 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2015.

Commencement of provision2

Section 7 of the Pensions Act 2011 (timing of automatic re-enrolment) comes into force, in so far as it is not already in force, on 1st April 2015.

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

Steve WebbMinister of StateDepartment for Work and Pensions12th March 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 7 of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) on 1st April 2015. Section 7 amends section 6(1)(b) of the Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30) so that three years is substituted by two years and nine months. This will ensure that automatic re-enrolment will not happen more frequently than once in every period of two years and nine months. The two years and nine months interval applies to the employer rather than the jobholder.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2011 were brought into force by Statutory Instrument before this Order was made.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 2 (partially)	6th April 2012	2011/3034
Section 4 (for all remaining purposes)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 5	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 6 (for all remaining purposes)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 8	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 9	6th March 2012	2012/682
Section 11 (for all remaining purposes)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 12	6th March 2012	2012/682
Section 13	6th March 2012	2012/682
Section 14 (for all remaining purposes)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 15 (for all remaining purposes)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 16	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 17	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 19	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 20	1st January 2012	2011/3034
Section 21	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 22 (partially)	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 22 (partially)	23rd July 2012	2012/1681
Section 22 (partially)	13th March 2013	2013/585
Section 23	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 24	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 26	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 29	24th July 2014	2014/1683
Section 34	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 35	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 36	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Schedule 2 (partially)	6th April 2012	2011/3034
Schedule 4 (partially)	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Schedule 4 (partially)	23rd July 2012	2012/1681
Schedule 4 (partially)	13th March 2013	2013/585
Schedule 5	3rd January 2012	2011/3034