Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1436 (C.63) The Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2005 No. 1436 (C.63)
PENSIONS
The Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 315(2) and 322(1) of the Pensions Act 2004[1 ], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1.
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order "the Act" means the Pensions Act 2004.
Appointed days
2.
- (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 168 of the Act (administration of compensation) as modified by regulations made under section 286(3)(j) of the Act (financial assistance scheme for members of certain pension schemes) is the day after the day on which the first regulations under section 286 of the Act are made.
(2) The day appointed -
(a) for the coming into force of section 173(1)(b) in so far as it relates to section 174 of the Act (initial levy), 173(2), 173(4) and 173(5) of the Act (Pension Protection Fund); and
(b) section 175 of the Act (pension protection levies) in so far as it relates to a consultation by the Board under section 176 of the Act (supplementary provisions about pension protection levies),
is 20th June 2005.
(3) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 173(3)(k) of the Act -
(a) for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations, is 1st June 2005; and
(b) for all other purposes, is 30th June 2005.
(4) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 176 of the Act -
(a) for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations, is 27th May 2005; and
(b) for all other purposes, is 20th June 2005.
(5) The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 286 and 318(5) of the Act (general interpretation) is 1st June 2005.
(6) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 302(2) of the Act (dissolution of the Pensions Compensation Board) is 27th May 2005.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms
Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
26th May 2005
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes further provision for the coming into force of provisions of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35) ("the Act") on the following dates -
- 27th May 2005 for the purpose only of conferring powers to make regulations relating to supplementary provisions about pension protection levies. The provision is brought fully into force on 20th June 2005;
- 27th May 2005 for a provision relating to the dissolution of the Pensions Compensation Board;
- 1st June 2005 for provisions relating to the financial assistance scheme;
- 1st June 2005 for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations relating to sums which are to be paid or transferred out of the Pension Protection Fund. The provision is brought fully into force on 30th June 2005;
- 20th June 2005 for other provisions relating to the Pension Protection Fund and pension protection levies; and
- the day after the day on which the first regulations are made under section 286 of the Act (financial assistance scheme) for section 168 of the Act (administration of compensation) as modified by regulations made under section 286(3)(j) of the Act.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision
Date of Commencement
S.I. No.
section 1
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 2 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 2 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 3 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 3 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 3 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 4 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 4 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 5 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 5 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 6
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 7
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 8 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 8 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 10 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 10 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2004
2005/695
section 11
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 12 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 13
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 14
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 15
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 16
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 17
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 18 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 19 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 19 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 20 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 21 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 21 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 22
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 23 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 23 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 24 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 24 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 25
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 26
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 27
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 28
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 29
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 30 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 30 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 31
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 32
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 33
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 34
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 35
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 36 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 36 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 37
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 38 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 38 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 39
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 40
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 41 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 42 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 43 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 43 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 44 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 44 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 45 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 45 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 46
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 47 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 48
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 49
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 50 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 51
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 52 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 52 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 53
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 54
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 55
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 56
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 57 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 57 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 58
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 59 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 59 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 59 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 60 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 60 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 61 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 61 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 62
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 63
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2005/275
section 64
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 65
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 66
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 67
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 68
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 69 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 69 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 70
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2005/275
section 71
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2005/275
section 72
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
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2005/275
section 84
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2005/275
section 85
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2005/275
section 86 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 87
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2005/275
section 88
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2005/275
section 89
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 90 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 91 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 91 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 91 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/1108
section 92
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 93 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 93 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 94
6th April 2005
2005/275
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6th April 2005
2005/275
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6th April 2005
2005/275
section 97 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
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6th April 2005
2005/275
section 98
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 99
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 100
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 101 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 102 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 102 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 102 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 103 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 103 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 104 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 104 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 105
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 106 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 106 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 107
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 108 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 108 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 109 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 110 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 110 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 111
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 112 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 112 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 112 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 113
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 114 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 114 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 115 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 115 (for all other purposes)
8th March 2005
2005/275
section 116
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 117 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 117 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 119
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 120 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 120 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 121 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 121 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 122 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 122 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 123 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 123 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 124
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 125 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 125 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 126 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 126 (partially)
8th March 2005
2005/275
section 126 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 126 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 127
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 128
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 129 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 129 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 130 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 130 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 131
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 132 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 133 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 133 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 134 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 134 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 135 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 135 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 136
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 137
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 138 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 138 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 139 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 139 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 140 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 140 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 141 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 141 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 142
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 143 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 143 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 144
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 145 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 145 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 146 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 146 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 147 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 147 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 148 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 148 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 149
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 150 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 150 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 151 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 151 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 152 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 152 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 154 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 160 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 161 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 162 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 162 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 164
6th April 2005
2005/1108
section 167 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 167 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 172 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 173 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 174 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 174 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 175 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 179 (partially
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 179 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 181 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 181 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 189 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 189 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 190 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 190 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 191
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 192
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 193 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 193 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 194
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 195
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 196
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 197
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 198
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 199
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 200
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 201
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 202
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 203 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 203 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 204 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 205
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 206 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 206 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 207 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 207 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 208 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 208 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 209 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 209 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 209 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 209 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 210 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 210 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 210 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 219
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 257
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 258 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 258 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 263
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 265
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 266
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 270 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 270 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 271 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 271 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 272 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 272 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 272 (for all other purposes)
15th March 2005
2005/695
section 274
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 275
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 276
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 277
17th December 2004
2004/3350
section 278 (partially)
15th March 2005
2005/695
section 278 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 279
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 280 (partially)
15th March 2005
2005/695
section 280 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 282
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 285
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 298 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 300 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 300 (partially)
8th March 2005
2005/275
section 300 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 300 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/695
section 301
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 307 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 307 (partially)
8th March 2005
2005/275
section 307 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 318 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 318 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 319 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 319 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 319 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 319 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/1108
section 320 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
section 320 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
section 320 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
section 320 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/1108
section 320 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/695
Schedule 1 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
Schedule 1 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
Schedule 1 (partially)
15th March 2005
2005/695
Schedule 1 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 1 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 1 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/695
Schedule 3
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 4 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
Schedule 4 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
Schedule 4 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 5 (partially)
17th December 2004
2004/3350
Schedule 5 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 7 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
Schedule 7 (for all other purposes)
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 9 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 12 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
Schedule 12 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 12 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/695
Schedule 12 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 12 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/1108
Schedule 13 (partially)
10th February 2005
2005/275
Schedule 13 (partially)
1st April 2005
2005/695
Schedule 13 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/275
Schedule 13 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/695
Schedule 13 (partially)
6th April 2005
2005/1108