Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 14 and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2012.

Commencement of provision

2. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 87 of the Pensions Act 2008 is 1st October 2012.

Supplementary provisions

3. —(1) Where an employer is making deductions from a person’s remuneration in accordance with a request under section 3(5) (duty of employers to facilitate access to stakeholder pension schemes) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999( 2 ), paragraph (2) of this article applies.

(2) Where the person withdraws a request to the employer to make deductions in accordance with section 3(5) of that Act, that employer must notify the person—

(a) that the employer is no longer required to make deductions from the person’s remuneration and pay contributions to the trustees or managers of the stakeholder pension scheme; and

(b) that the person may still be able to make payments directly to the stakeholder pension scheme, subject to the rules of that scheme or the terms and conditions of any contract governing that scheme.