Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 160
PENSIONS
The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase (No.2) Order 2000
Made
18th January 2001
Coming into force
6th April 2001
Whereas the Secretary of State has reviewed the general level of prices obtaining in Great Britain for the period of 12 months commencing on 1st October 1999;
And whereas it appears to him that the general level of prices was greater by 3.3% at the end of that period than it was at the beginning of that period;
And whereas a draft of the following Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the power conferred by section 109(4) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993( 1 ) hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase (No.2) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 6th April 2001.
Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions
2. For the purposes of section 109(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993( 2 ) the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period( 3 ) shall be 3%.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
18th January 2001
Section 109(2) was amended by section 55(a) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) .
See section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, which was inserted by section 55(b) of the Pensions Act 1995.