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Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1506

Pensions

The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2012

Made

14th June 2012

Coming into force

15th June 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has reviewed the amounts in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1)(a) and (b) of the Pensions Act 2008(1) as required by section 14(1) of that Act and considers that each of those amounts should be increased.

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 143(4) and (5)(c)(2) of the Pensions Act 2008 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(2), 15A(1) and 144(4) of the Pensions Act 2008:

Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after it is made.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Pensions Act 2008 .

Increase of amountsI2

2. —(1) In sections 3(1)(c) and 5(1)(c) of the Act (automatic enrolment), for “£7,475” substitute “£8,105”.

(2) In section 13(1) of the Act (qualifying earnings and earnings trigger)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “£5,035” substitute “£5,564”; and

(b) in paragraph (b), for “£33,540” substitute “£42,475”.

Rounding of figures

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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Steve Webb

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

14th June 2012

(1)

2008 c. 30. Sections 3(1) and 5(1) were substituted by section 5(1) and (3) of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) (“the 2011 Act”). Section 14 was substituted by section 8(1) and section 15A was inserted by section 9 of the 2011 Act.

(2)

Section 143(5)(c) was amended by section 8(3) of the 2011 Act.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2012.
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2012 (2012/1506)
Version from: 6 April 2013

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F1 Art. 3 revoked (6.4.2013) by The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/667), arts. 1(1), 4
I1 Art. 1 in force at 15.6.2012, see art. 1(1)
I2 Art. 2 in force at 15.6.2012, see art. 1(1)
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