This Statutory Instrument has been amended by S.I. 1996/2150 which is printed herein as pages 5 & 6 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of S.I. 1996/1853.
Statutory Instruments
1996 No. 1853 (C.38)

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

Made
15th July 1996

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 180(1) of the Pensions Act 1995(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

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

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 116(1) of the Pensions Act 1995, is the day following the day on which this Order is made.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Oliver Heald
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
15th July 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force of section 116(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (penalties for breach of regulations).
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions have been brought into force by: —

the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2548) (C.51),

the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3104) (C.71),

the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/778) (C.13),

the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1412) (C.26), or

the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1675) (C.36)

Provision
Date of Commencement
S.I. No.

section 1(1) to (4) and 6

1st April 1996
1996/778

section 1(5) (partially)
1st April 1996
1996/778

section 10(1) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 2
1st April 1996
1996/778

section 10(2) and (3) (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

sections 16 to 21 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 23 (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 27 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

sections 32 and 33 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 35 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

sections 37 and 38 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 39
1st January 1996
1995/3104

sections 40 and 41 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 47 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

sections 49 to 51 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

sections 56 to 61 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 62 to 66 (partially)
4th December 1995
1995/3104

1st January 1996
1995/3104

sections 67 to 69 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 73 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 74(2) (3) and (5)(b) (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

sections 75 to 77 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 78(1) to (3) and (5)
1st August 1996
1996/1412

section 78(b) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

1st August 1996
1996/1412

section 78(7)
1st August 1996
1996/1412

section 78(8) (partially)
1st August 1996
1996/1412

section 81(1)(c) (2) and (3)(f)(i) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 82(1) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 83(2) and (3)(a) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 84(1)(b) (2) and (3) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 85(3)(a)
1st August 1996
1996/1412

section 86 (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

sections 87 to 89 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 90
2nd October 1995
1995/2548

sections 91 to 95 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 96(2) and (5) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 117 (partially)
4th December 1995
1995/3104

(partially)
1st January 1996
1995/3104

section 118 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 119
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 120
4th December 1995
1995/3104

1st January 1996
1995/3104

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 121
4th December 1995
1995/3104

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 122 (partially)
1st January 1996
1995/3104

section 123(3)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 124
4th December 1995
1995/3104

1st January 1996
1995/3104

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 125 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 136 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 137 (partially)
13th March 1996
1996/778

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 138 (partially)
13th April 1996
1996/778

section 139 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 140(1) (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 140(2)
13th March 1996
1996/778

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 141 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

sections 142 to 144
13th March 1996
1996/778

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 146
13th March 1996
1996/778

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 148
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 149 (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/778

sections 152 to 154 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 155 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

(partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 156
2nd October 1995
1995/2548

section 157(2) (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 158 (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 160 (partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

section 166 (partially)
27th June 1996
1996/1675

1st August 1996
1996/1675

section 169
2nd October 1995
1995/2548

section 172
2nd October 1995
1995/2548

section 173 (partially)
2nd October 1995
1995/2548

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 174
4th December 1995
1995/3104

1st January 1996
1995/3104

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 175
2nd October 1995
1995/2548

4th December 1995
1995/3104

1st January 1996
1995/3104

6th April 1996
1996/778

section 176
6th April 1996
1996/778

section 177 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

Schedule 1
paragraphs 1 to 12, 14 to 17, 19 and 20
1st April 1996
1996/778

Schedule 1
paragraph 13
1st June 1996
1996/1412

Schedule 2
paragraphs 1 to 11, 13, 14(1) to (4), 16, 17, 18(a) and (b), 19 and 20
1st August 1996
1996/1412

Schedule 3 (partially)
1st January 1996
1995/3104

Schedule 5 (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

(partially)
1st June 1996
1996/1412

Schedule 6 paragraph 1
2nd October 1995
1995/2548

paragraphs 4, 5 and 6(c) and (e)
6th April 1996
1996/778

paragraph 9
6th April 1996
1996/778

Schedule 7 Part III (partially)
6th April 1996
1996/778

(1)
1995 c. 26.