Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2002.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to the section or, as the case may be, the Schedule bearing that number in the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.

Amendment of earlier Order

2.Article 2(b) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2001( 2 ) (which brings Part II of Schedule 5 into force on 6th April 2002 for all purposes other than that of authorising the making of regulations and orders) shall be omitted.

Appointed days

3. —(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of

(a) sections 47 (information to be given to the Authority) and 48 (modification by Authority to secure winding-up);

(b) section 49(1) (reports about winding-up) in so far as it inserts section 72A(1) and (2) into the Pensions Act 1995( 3 );

(c) section 49(1) in so far as it inserts section 72A(3) into that Act, except for the words “Subject to subsection (4),” and “(apart from any postponement under subsection (4))”;

(d) section 49(1) in so far as it inserts section 72A(7), (8)(a) and (9) into that Act;

(e) section 49(2) and (3);

(f) section 50 (directions for facilitating winding-up);

(g) section 54 (investigations by the Pensions Ombudsman);

(h) section (2) of Part III of Schedule 9 (repeals: information to be given to the Authority)

is 1st March 2002 for the purposes of making regulations and rules.

(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1) of this article, except section 54, is 1st April 2002 for all purposes other than the purposes of making regulations.

(3) The day appointed for the coming into force of section (11) of Part III of Schedule 9 (spent provisions) is 6th April 2002.