The Pension Sharing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 289

Pensions

The Pension Sharing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016

Made

3rd March 2016

Laid before Parliament

7th March 2016

Coming into force

6th April 2016

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 101C(2), 101H(3), 101J(6)(a), 101L(1), 181(1), 182(2) and (3) and 183(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1), sections 23(1)(a), (b)(i), (c) and (d) and (3), 26(1), 27(2), 30(1), 41(1), (2) and (7) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(2), section 145(1) of the Pensions Act 2008(3) and sections 48(2), (3)(a) and (4), 83 and 86 of the Pension Schemes Act 2015(4).

Before making these Regulations, in accordance with sections 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(5) and 83(11) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, the Secretary of State consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate.

(1)

1993 c.48. Part IVA (sections 101A to 101Q) was inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) (“the 1999 Act”), section 37. 101J(6)(a) was amended by the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35) (“the 2004 Act”) section 319(1) and Schedule 12, paragraphs 9 and 15(b). Section 181(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribe” and “regulations”. Section 183 was amended by the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26), sections 151, 173 and 177 and Schedule 5, paragraph 79, Schedule 6, paragraph 15(a) and Schedule 7, Parts III and IV.

(2)

1999 c.30. Section 23(1)(a) and (b) was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), section 261(1) and (4) and Schedule 27, paragraph 157 and Schedule 30. Sections 26(1) and 41(7) are cited for the meanings they give to “prescribed”.

(3)

2008 c.30.

(4)

2015 c.8.

(5)

Section 185(1) was amended by the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26), sections 122, 151 and 177 and Schedule 3, paragraph 46, Schedule 5, paragraph 80(a), (d) and (f) and Schedule 7, Part 1.