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2000 No. 629 (C. 13)
PENSIONS
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000
Made
7th March 2000
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 83(1) and 89(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000.
Appointed day
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 10 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (late payments by employers to occupational pension schemes) is 3rd April 2000.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
7th March 2000
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 3rd April 2000 section 10 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (which amends section 49 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) in relation to the payments to be made by employers into occupational pension schemes), in so far as it is not already in force by virtue of section 89(5) of that Act of 1999.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 have been brought into force by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3309 (C.88)) and the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3420 (C.92)).
| Provision of Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 | Date of commencement | S.I. Number |
|---|---|---|
| Section 53 | 12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| Section 61 | 3rd April 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| Section 66 | 12th January 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| Section 67(1) and (2) | 12th January 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| Schedule 8 in the following respects, and section 70 in so far as it relates to them:-“ | ||
| paragraphs 30 to 32 (partially) | 12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| paragraph 23(1), (2) and (4) | 13th December 1999 | 1999/3309 |
| paragraph 23(3) | 3rd April 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| paragraph 24 | 3rd April 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| Section 73 and Schedule 9 | 22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000 | 1999/3420 |
| Section 74 and Schedule 10 | 22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000 | 1999/3420 |
| Sections 75 and 76 | 22nd December 1999 | 1999/3420 |
| Sections 77 and 78 | 6th April 2000 | 1999/3420 |
| Schedule 12 in the following respects, and section 84(1) in so far as it relates to them:-“ | ||
| paragraph 74 | 6th April 2000 | 1999/3420 |
| paragraphs 76 to 78 | 6th April 2000 | 1999/3420 |
| paragraphs 84 to 86 | 6th April 2000 | 1999/3420 |
| Schedule 13 in the following respects, and section 88 in so far as it relates to them:-“ | ||
| Part V (partially) | 2nd April 2000 | 1999/3309 |
| Parts VI and VII | 6th April 2000 | 1999/3420 |