The Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No.6) Order 1996

Made: 12th July 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 174(2) and (3) and 180(1) of the Pensions Act 1995[^f00001], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1

This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No.6) Order 1996.

2

In this Order–

• “the Act” means the Pensions Act 1995.

Commencement

3

Subject to article 4 below, section 167 of the Act shall come into force on the following dates:–

• (a) 15th July 1996 but only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions relating to the making of regulations in sections 10(8), (9) and (10) and 12A (8), (9) and (10) of Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985[^f00002]; and

• (b) 19th August 1996, for all other purposes.

Savings

4

The coming into force of section 167 of the Act shall not affect any action for divorce commenced before 19th August 1996 or any action for declarator of nullity of marriage commenced before that date.

Signed

James Douglas-Hamilton — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 12th July 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 167 of the Pensions Act 1995 on 19th August 1996, with the following exceptions:

• (a) the provisions relating to the making of regulations in sections 10(8), (9) and (10) and 12A(8), (9) and (10) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 come into force on 15th July 1996; and

• (b) the coming into force of section 167 does not affect any action for divorce, or any action for declarator of nullity of marriage commenced before 19th August 1996.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1995 c. 26.

[^f00002]: 1985 c. 37.