2012 No. 1257
Pensions
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made 8th May 2012
Coming into force 1st July 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 111A(15)(b), 181 and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, sections 49(8), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995 and sections 2(3), 3(2), (5) and (6), 5(2), (4) and (6) to (8), 6(1)(b) and (2), 7(4), (5) and (6), 8(2)(b) and (3) to (6), 9(3), 10, 15(1) and (2), 16(2) and (3)(c), 17(1)(c), 18(c), 22(4) to (7), 23(1)(b) and (c), (3) and (6), 24(1)(a) and (b), 25, 27, 28(1), (2)(b), (3A) and (4) to (7), 30(5), (6)(c) and (7A), 33(2), 37(3), 60, 96(2), 98, 99 and 144(2) and (4) of the Pensions Act 2008:
1993 c.48; section 111A was inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) and amended by the Pensions Act 2008 (c.30), section 49. Section 181 is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
1995 c.26; section 49(8) was substituted by the welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 10. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2008 c.30. Sections 2(3) and 5(4) were substituted by the Pensions Act 2011 (c.19), section 4. Section 6(1)(b) was amended by that Act, section 7. Section 23 was substituted by that Act, section 11. Section 28 was amended by that Act, sections 12 and 13. Section 30(5) was amended by that Act, section 15. Section 30(7A) was inserted by that Act, section 14. Section 60 was amended by that Act, section 36(2). Section 99 is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 143(4) and (5)(a) of the Pensions Act 2008 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.