These Regulations amend the Contracting-out (Transfer and Transfer Payment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1462) (“the Contracting-out Regulations”), the Protected Rights (Transfer Payment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1461) (“the Protected Rights Regulations”) and the Pension Sharing (Pension Credit Benefit) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1054) (“the Pension Credit Benefit Regulations”).