Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3 and Consequential Provisions) Order 2009.

Commencement of provisions

2. —(1) The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2008 come into force on 1st April 2009—

(a) section 122 in so far as it relates to the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, and

(b) in Schedule 8—

(i) paragraphs 1 to 9,

(ii) paragraph 13 for the purpose only of the insertion by paragraph 14 of paragraphs 25B to 25F of Schedule 7 to the Pensions Act 2004( 2 ) (but not for the purpose of making regulations or any other purpose),

(iii) paragraph 14 except for the purpose of the deferral of compensation entitlement in the definition of “relevant age” in the inserted paragraph 25B, and

(iv) paragraphs 16 to 18.

(2) The following provisions of the Pensions Act 2008 come into force on 6th April 2009—

(a) section 101(1) in so far as it relates to Part 2 of Schedule 2, and

(b) Part 2 of Schedule 2.

Consequential provisions

3. —(1) In the heading to regulation 15 of the Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) Regulations 2005( 3 ) (manner of determining the revaluation percentage in certain cases), after “manner of determining the” insert “higher”.

(2) In regulation 15 of those Regulations, for “paragraph 17(4)(a)” substitute “paragraph (a) of the definition of “higher revaluation percentage” in paragraph 17(4)”.

(3) The amendments made by this article have effect from 6th April 2009.