Citation and interpretation

1.  (1)  This Order may be cited as the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2014.

(2) In this Order, "the Act" means the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

Commencement of provision relating to Parliamentary and other pension schemes

2.  31st July 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 34 of the Act (Parliamentary and other pension schemes: pension age) for all purposes.

Commencement of provisions on governance, valuations and employer cost cap

3.  (1)  1st April 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act identified in paragraph (2) for all purposes (or as the case may be, all remaining purposes), except for the purpose of making scheme regulations to establish schemes for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of local government workers in England and Wales.

(2) The provisions are-

(a)section 4 (scheme manager);

(b)section 5 (pension board);

(c)section 6 (pension board: information);

(d)section 7 (scheme advisory board);

(e)section 11 (valuations); and

(f)section 12 (employer cost cap).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c.25). This is the fifth commencement order to be made under that Act.

Article 2 commences on 31st July 2014 section 34 (Parliamentary and other pension schemes: pension age).

Article 3 commences on 1st April 2015 sections 4 to 7 (governance); section 11 (valuations) and section 12 (employer cost cap) for all remaining purposes except for schemes for local government workers in England and Wales.

This Order will have no effect on the costs of business or the voluntary sector. For that reason no impact assessment has been produced for it.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)