Citation and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 8) Order 1996.

(2) In this Order references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Pensions Act 1995.

Appointed days

2. The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 118 and 125(2) to (4) in so far as they are not already in force is 16th October 1996.

3. For the purposes of making regulations the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions is 16th October 1996-

(a)section 3(2),

(b)section 74(1) and (5)(a),

(c)section 165,

(d)Schedule 3, paragraphs 23 and 44(a)(ii) and section 122 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs, and

(e)Schedule 5, paragraph 80(f) and section 151 in so far as it relates to that paragraph.

4. For the purposes of making rules the day appointed for the coming into force of section 158 is 16th October 1996.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 16th October 1996 further regulation and rule making powers contained in the Pensions Act 1995.

The powers concerned are those contained in-

• section 3(2) (prohibition orders),

• section 74 (discharge of liabilities by insurance, etc.),

• section 118 (powers to modify Part I of the Act),

• section 125 (powers supplementary to the interpretation section),

• section 158 (amendments to section 149 of the Pensions Scheme Act 1993),

• section 165 (levy),

• Schedule 2, paragraph 12 (functions and procedures of the Pensions Compensation Board),

• Schedule 3, paragraphs 23 (disclosure of information by the Registrar of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes) and 44(a)(ii) (definition of "the Regulatory Authority"), and,

• Schedule 5, paragraph 80(f) (consultation about regulations).

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions have been brought into force by:-

• the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2548) (C.51),

• the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3104) (C.71),

• the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/778) (C.13),

• the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1412) (C.26),

• the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1675) (C.36),

• the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1843) (C.37) (S.151), or

• the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 7) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1853) (C.38).