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Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 372

Pensions

The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2020

Made

27th March 2020

Coming into force

6th April 2020

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 that Act 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 that Act .

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2020.

(2) This Order comes into force on 6th April 2020.

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

Increase of amount

2. In section 13(1) of the Act, (which deals with qualifying earnings and the amounts constituting the lower and upper thresholds of the qualifying earnings band), in paragraph (a), for “£6,136” substitute “ £6,240 ” .

Rounded figures

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Revocation

4. Articles 2(a) and 3 of the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2019 are revoked.

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

Mims Davies

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2020.
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2020 (2020/372)

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F1Art. 3 revoked (6.4.2021) by The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/314) , arts. 1(2) , 4(b)
I1Art. 1 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)
I2Art. 2 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)
I3Art. 3 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)
I4Art. 4 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)
M12008 c. 30 . Sections 3(1) and 5(1) were substituted by section 5(1) and (3) respectively of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) (“ the 2011 Act ”). Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2012/1506 , 2013/667 and 2014/623. Section 13(1) was amended by S.I. 2012/1506 , 2013/667, 2014/623, 2015/468, 2016/435, 2017/394, 2018/367 and 2019/374.
M2Section 14 was substituted by section 8(1) of the 2011 Act.
M3Section 143(5)(c) was amended by section 8(3) of the 2011 Act.
M4Section 15A was inserted by section 9 of the 2011 Act.
M5S.I. 2019/374 .
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