The Pensions Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 585 (C. 21)

Pensions

The Pensions Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2013

Made

12th March 2013

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38(4) of the Pensions Act 2011(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2013.

Commencement of provisions

2.  The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2011 come into force on 13th March 2013—

(a) section 22 (Pension Protection Fund) in so far as it is not already in force; and

(b) the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 (Pension Protection Fund)—

(i) paragraph 1 (introductory provision for amendments to the Pensions Act 2004(2)) in so far as it is not already in force;

(ii) paragraphs 21 to 28 (postponement of compensation); and

(iii) paragraphs 29 to 36 (pension compensation sharing: postponement of compensation).

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

Steve Webb

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

12th March 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings certain provisions of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) into force on 13th March 2013, in so far as they are not already in force.

Article 2 commences the following provisions of the Pensions Act 2011—

• section 22, which relates to the Pension Protection Fund;

• paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, which introduces provisions for amendments to the Pensions Act 2004;

• paragraphs 21 to 28 of Schedule 4, which relate to postponement of compensation; and

• paragraphs 29 to 36 of Schedule 4, which relate to pension compensation sharing and postponement of compensation.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2011 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 2 (partially)	6th April 2012	2011/3034
Section 4 (partially)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 5	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 6 (partially)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 8	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 9	6th March 2012	2012/682
Section 11 (partially)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 12	6th March 2012	2012/682
Section 13	6th March 2012	2012/682
Section 14 (partially)	30th June 2012	2012/1681
Section 15 (partially)	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 23	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 24	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
Section 26	3rd January 2012	2011/3034
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 5	3rd January 2012	2011/3034

(1)

2011 c. 19.

(2)

2004 c. 35.