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Made
15th December 2025
Coming into force
31st July 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(8), 5(2), 8(4)(a), 11(2)(e) and (3)(a), 12(2)(b), 13(3), 14(3), 15(4)(a), 16(2), 17(5)(b), 18(4), 19(2) and (3), 20(5), 23(3)(c), 36(1)(c), (2)(b) and (c), (5) and (6), 40(6)(b), 47(1), (2), (3) and (4), 49(2)(b) and 51(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 2021(1).
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 5(5), 11(7), 12(4), 13(8), 14(5), 15(6), 16(5), 17(10), 18(8), 36(11), 47(5), 49(5) and 51(5) of the Pension Schemes Act 2021(2).
The Secretary of State has exercised discretion under section 51(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 to make provision by regulations subject to affirmative resolution procedure which would otherwise be made by regulations subject to negative resolution procedure.
Regulations made under sections 5(2), 11(3)(a), 12(2)(b), 13(3), 14(3), 15(6), 16(2), 17, 18(4), 36(6), 47 and 49(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 are stated to be subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
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