Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 2953
Social Security
The Social Security Pensions (Flat Rate Introduction Year) Order 2011
Made
8th December 2011
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the power conferred by sections 122(1) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Flat Rate Introduction Year) Order 2011.
Flat Rate Introduction Year
2. For the purpose of the definition of “the flat rate introduction year” in section 122(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the flat rate introduction year is the tax year beginning 6th April 2012.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Steve Webb
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
8th December 2011
1992 c.4 . The power is contained in the definition of “the flat rate introduction year” in section 122(1). The definition of “the flat rate introduction year” was inserted by section 11(4) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22) .