Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 667

Pensions

The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2013

Made

18th March 2013

Coming into force

6th April 2013

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has considered whether any of the amounts in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1)(a) and (b) of the Pensions Act 2008 should be increased or decreased, as required by section 14(1) of that Act.

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

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 interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2013 and comes into force on 6th April 2013.

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

Increase or decrease of amounts

2. —(1) In sections 3(1)(c) (automatic enrolment) and 5(1)(c) (automatic re-enrolment) of the Act , for “£8,105” substitute “ £9,440 ” .

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

(a) in paragraph (a), for “£5,564” substitute “ £5,668 ” ; and

(b) in paragraph (b), for “£42,475” substitute “ £41,450 ” .

Rounding of figures

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Revocation

4.Article 3 of the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2012 is revoked.

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

Steve Webb

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

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F1	Art. 3 revoked (6.4.2014) by The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/623) , art. 4
M1	2008 c. 30 . Section 3(1) was substituted by section 5(1) of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) (“ the 2011 Act ”) and amended by S.I. 2012/1506 . Section 5(1) was substituted by section 5(3) of the 2011 Act and amended by S.I. 2012/1506 . Section 13(1) was amended by S.I. 2012/1506 . Section 14 was substituted by section 8(1) of the 2011 Act.
M2	Section 143(5)(c) was amended by section 8(3) of the 2011 Act.
M3	Section 15A was inserted by section 9 of the 2011 Act.
M4	Sections 3(1)(c) and 5(1)(c) were amended by S.I. 2012/1506 .
M5	Section 13(1) was amended by S.I. 2012/1506 .
M6	S.I. 2012/1506 .