The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Payment and Recovery of Remaining Balances)Regulations 2000
These Regulations are made in exercise of powers inserted in sections 41 and 42A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, and in sections 37 and 38A of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, by Schedules 9 and 10 respectively to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. As the Regulations are accordingly consequential upon enactments contained in that Act, and as they are made no later than six months after the coming into force of those enactments, the Regulations are not subject to the requirement for consultation under section 185 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.