Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 79
Pensions
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Made
31st January 2017
Laid before Parliament
2nd February 2017
Coming into force
6th March 2017
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87A(1) and (3) of the Pensions Act 2008( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 6th March 2017.
Amendment of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010
2. In the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010( 2 ), in regulation 5D(1) (tax protection), after sub-paragraph (d) insert—
“ (e) paragraph 1 (fixed protection 2016) or 9 (individual protection 2016) of Schedule 4 to the Finance Act 2016 ( 3 ) . ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Richard Harrington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
31st January 2017
2008 c. 30 . Section 87A was inserted by section 38(2) of the Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19) .
S.I. 2010/772 . Regulation 5D was inserted by regulation 5 of S.I. 2015/501 .