Skip to Main Content
Go to ILO main website
 
 
  • Home
  • GBR-2011-L-88461

Breadcrumb

Title_of_text

Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19).

Main Region

First Region

United Kingdom
Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit
2011-11-03
National
Law, Act

Second Region

PART 1 - STATE PENSION
1. Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women
2. Abolition of certain additions to the state pension
3. Consolidation of additional pension

PART 2 - AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT
4. Automatic re-enrolment where scheme membership interrupted
5. Earnings trigger for automatic enrolment and re-enrolment
6. Postponement or disapplication of automatic enrolment
7. Timing of automatic re-enrolment
8. Review of earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
9. Rounded figures for earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band
10. Qualifying schemes: administration charges
11. Test scheme standard for schemes that produce sum of money for provision of benefits
12. Certification that alternative to quality requirement is satisfied
13. Certification for non-UK schemes
14. Transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes to be optional
15. Arrangements where transitional conditions cease to be satisfied
16. Power of managers to modify by resolution
17. No indemnification for civil penalties
18. Power to exempt certain cross-border employment from enrolment duty

PART 3 - OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES
Indexation and revaluation
19. Indexation and revaluation
20. Pension compensation: annual increases in periodic compensation
21. Indexation requirements for cash balance benefits
Pension Protection Fund
22. Pension Protection Fund
Financial assistance scheme
23. Financial assistance scheme: amount of payments
24. Financial assistance scheme: transfer of assets
Miscellaneous
25. Payment of surplus to employer: transitional power to amend scheme
26. Contribution notices and financial support directions
27. Technical amendment to Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 2007
28. Technical amendment to section 42(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993

PART 4 - MONEY PURCHASE BENEFITS
29 Definition of money purchase benefits
30 Transitional
31 Consequential and supplementary
32 Power to make further provision
33 Regulations

PART 5 - JUDICIAL PENSIONS
34. Contributions towards cost of judicial pensions etc

PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Miscellaneous
35. Grants by the Secretary of State to advisory bodies etc
36. Service of documents and electronic working
General
37. Extent
38. Commencement
39. Short title

Schedule 1 - Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and
women: consequential amendments
Schedule 2 - Abolition of certain additions to the state pension: consequential amendments etc
Schedule 3 - Consolidation of additional pension
Schedule 4 - Pension Protection Fund
Schedule 5 - Contributions towards cost of judicial pensions etc.
Part 1 - Contributions towards cost of judicial pensions
Part 2 - Minor amendments relating to judicial pensions

Also amends the following Acts
- Judicial Pensions Act 1981
- Sheriffs' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961 (c. 42)

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    2011-11-03
    Sections 30-33, 37-39.

Gradual Entry dates region

    Date of gradual entry into force
    2011-01-02
    Sections 1 (and Schedule 1), 25, 27 and 28.

Amended Text region

Electronic region