LegalizeThe Social Security Act 1986 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1987
Made: 23rd March 1987
The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 88(1) of the Social Security Act 1986[^f00001] and of all other powers enabing him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:–
Citation and interpretation
1
- (1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of and Schedules to the Social Security Act 1986.
Appointed days
2
- (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 which are specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is 1st May 1987.
- (2) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 which are specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order is 4th January 1988.
- (3) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 which are specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order is 6th April 1988.
SCHEDULE SCHEDULE
PART I — (PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST MAY 1987)
| Provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 2 | Appropriate personal pension schemes |
| Section 13 | Regulations as to form and content of advertisements |
| Section 14 | Regulations as to furnishing of information to Secretary of State and Occupational Pensions Board |
| Section 17 | General power to modify statutory provisions |
| Section 79(1) and (2) | Crown employment |
| Section 80, so far as it relates to modification of Part I of the Social Security Act 1986 | Appication of Part I to special cases |
| Schedule 1 | Appropriate personal pension schemes |
| Schedule 10 in the respects specified below and section 86(1) so far as it relates to them— paragraphs 4 to 8, 14(b)(i), 28 and 29 | Minor and consequential amendments |
PART II — (PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 4TH JANUARY 1988)
| Provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 1 | Minimum contributions to personal pension schemes |
| Section 3 | Amount of minimum contributions |
| Section 4 | Effect of payment of minimum contributions on rate of certain benefits |
| Section 5 | Personal pension protected rights premium |
| Section 12, so far as it relates to personal pension schemes | Voluntary contributions |
| Section 15, so far as it relates to personal pension schemes | Terms of contracts of service or schemes restricting choice to be void |
| Schedule 10 in the respects specified below and section 86(1) so far as it relates to them— paragraph 31 The following repeals in Schedule 11 and section 86(2) so far as it relates to them— Social Security Act 1975[^f00002] in sections 146(1) and 151(1), the words “under Part III of the Pensions Act” and in section 152(8), the words “of the Pensions Act (including in particular sections 47 and 64(3))” and the words “under that Act” Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978[^f00003], in section 123(5) the words “occupational pension” and in section 127(3) the word “such” in the second place where it occurs | Minor and consequential amendments |
PART III — (PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 6TH APRIL 1988)
| Provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 6 | Money purchase contracted-out schemes |
| Section 7 | Schemes becoming contracted-out between 1986 and 1993 |
| Section 9 | Guaranteed minimum pensions |
| Section 10 | Short service benefit: qualifying service |
| Section 12, so far as it relates to occupational pension schemes | Voluntary contributions |
| Section 15, so far as it relates to occupational pension schemes | Terms of contracts of service or schemes restricting choice to be void |
| Section 18(2) to (6) | State earnings-related pension scheme: additional pensions |
| Section 19 | Additional pensions: supplementary |
| Schedule 2 | Money purchase contracted-out schemes |
| Schedule 10 in the respects specified below and section 86(1) so far as it relates to them— paragraphs 14(a) and (b)(ii), 20, 21 and 30(a) and (d)(i) and (iii) The following repeals in Schedule 11 and section 86(2) so far as it relates to them— Social Security Pensions Act 1975[^f00004], in section 6(2), the words from “or” to the end. | Minor and consequential amendments |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.
John Major — Minister of State, — Department of Health and Social Security — 23rd March 1987.
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order brings into force the provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 specified in Parts I, II and III of the Schedule on 1st May 1987, 4th January 1988 and 6th April 1988 respectively. All these provisions relate either to personal and occupational pension schemes or to additional pensions under the state earnings-related pension scheme.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1986 c. 50.
[^f00002]: 1975 c. 14.
[^f00003]: 1978 c. 44.
[^f00004]: 1975 c. 60.
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