Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 683 (C. 17)
Pensions
The Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2012
Made
3rd March 2012
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 149(1) and (6) of the Pensions Act 2008( 1 ).
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2012.
Commencement of provisions
2. —(1) Section 14( 2 ) of the Pensions Act 2008 (review of earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band), in so far as it is not already in force, comes into force on 6th March 2012.
(2) The following provisions of that Act come into force on 7th March 2012, in so far as they are not already in force—
(a) section 15A( 3 ) (power to specify rounded figures), and
(b) section 28( 4 ) (certification that quality requirement or alternative quality requirement is satisfied).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Steve Webb
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
3rd March 2012
Section 14 was substituted by section 8(1) of the Pensions Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).
Section 15A was inserted by section 9 of the 2011 Act.
Section 28 was amended by sections 12 and 13 of the 2011 Act.