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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Citation, commencement and interpretation

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s.001

Citation, commencement ... and interpretation

s.002

Enrolment information

s.003

Jobholder information

s.004

Pay reference periods for the purposes of sections 1(1)(c), 3(1)(c) and 5(1)(c) of the Act

s.005

Pay reference periods for the purposes of section 20(1)(b) and (c) and section 26(4)(b) and (5)(b) of the Act

Part 1A — Exemption and Exceptions

s.effect of exercise of discretion

Effect of exercise of discretion

Treatment of voluntary pension enrolments as statutory duties Employer

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s.company directors

Company directors

s.exemption of european employers

Exemption of European employers

s.former members

Former members

s.limited liability partnerships

Limited liability partnerships

s.notice of termination of employment

Notice of termination of employment

s.tax protection

Tax protection

s.winding-up lump sum

Winding-up lump sum

Part 2 — Automatic enrolment, opt out and refunds

s.006

Arrangements to achieve active membership

Automatically enrol eligible workers into a pension scheme Employer

s.008

s.8

Duct employee pension contributions from pay Employer

s.010

s.10

Notify the pension scheme when an employee opts out Employer

s.011

Refunds

Refund pension contributions if a staff member opts out Employer

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s.007

s.7

s.009

Opting Out

Part 3 — Automatic re-enrolment

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s.012

Automatic re-enrolment dates

s.013

Arrangements to achieve active membership

s.014

Jobholders excluded from automatic re-enrolment

s.015

Opting out

s.016

Refunds

Part 4 — Jobholders opting in to pension saving

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s.017

Information on the right to opt in to pension saving

s.018

Opt in notices and arrangements to achieve active membership

s.019

Opting out

s.020

Refunds

Part 5 — Workers joining pension saving

s.021

Information to be given to workers

Provide pension enrollment information to staff who opt in or earn less Employer

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s.022

Form and content of joining notices

s.023

Arrangements to achieve active membership

Part 6 — Postponement of automatic enrolment or disapplication of automatic enrolment

s.024

Prescribed requirements for the purposes of section 4(1), (2) and (3) of the Act

Provide written notice when postponing automatic pension enrolment Employer

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s.025

Postponement of the automatic enrolment date

s.026

Cases in which automatic enrolment may be postponed

Part 7 — Automatic enrolment following the transitional period for defined benefit and hybrid schemes

s.027

Notice to be given under section 30(3) of the Act

Notify staff when delaying automatic pension enrolment Employer

s.028

Arrangements to achieve active membership

Enroll staff into defined benefit or hybrid pension schemes after delay Employer

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s.029

s.29

s.030

Opting out

s.031

s.31

s.032

Refunds

Part 7A — Certification that a quality or alternative requirement is satisfied

s.alternative requirements for a money purchase sche

Alternative requirements for a money purchase scheme

Meet minimum contribution standards for money purchase pension schemes Employer

s.alternative requirements for a personal pension sc

Alternative requirements for a personal pension scheme

Ensure personal pension schemes meet alternative contribution requirements Employer

s.form of certificate

Form of certificate

Ensure pension scheme certificates contain all required information Any Person

s.giving of a certificate, retention and disclosure

Giving of a certificate, retention and disclosure

Certify pension scheme contributions, keep records, and provide copies Employer

s.renewal of certificate

Renewal of Certificate

Assess and record compliance before renewing a pension certificate Employer

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s.alternative quality requirements for a collective

Alternative quality requirements for a collective money purchase scheme

s.alternative requirements for a hybrid scheme

Alternative requirements for a hybrid scheme

s.contributions under alternative requirements durin

Contributions under alternative requirements during transitional periods

s.definitions

Definitions

s.effect of a certificate under section 28 of the ac

Effect of a certificate under section 28 of the Act

s.pension schemes based in an eea state other than t

Pension schemes based in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom

s.scheme not to be treated as satisfying the relevan

Scheme not to be treated as satisfying the relevant quality requirement in certain circumstances

Part 7B

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s.alternative quality requirements for uk defined be

Alternative quality requirements for UK defined benefits schemes

Part 8 — Existing members of qualifying schemes

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s.033

Information

s.034

Continuity of scheme membership

Part 9 — Automatic enrolment schemes

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s.035

Further conditions applicable to automatic enrolment schemes

Part 10 — Exclusion as a qualifying scheme

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s.036

Certain schemes providing average salary benefits excluded from being qualifying schemes

Part 11 — Test Scheme

s.037

Test scheme: requirements to revalue accrued benefits and increase pensions in payment

Ensure test scheme meets revaluation and pension increase standards Employer

s.039

Requirements for meeting the test scheme standard

Certify that your pension scheme meets the test scheme standard Employer

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s.038

Appropriate age

s.lump sum test scheme requirements

Lump sum test scheme requirements

Part 12 — Hybrid schemes

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s.040

Interpretation

s.041

Modification of test scheme standard: money purchase benefit lump sum accruals

s.042

Modification of test scheme standard: final salary lump sum accruals

s.043

Modification allowing different quality requirements to be satisfied in aggregate

Part 13 — Non-UK Pension Schemes

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s.044

Description of an occupational pension scheme with its main administration outside the United Kingdom

s.045

Quality requirements: non-UK occupational pension schemes

s.046

s.46

s.047

Prescribed requirements for non-UK qualifying schemes

s.meaning of “provider”

Meaning of “provider”

Part 14 — Due dates

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s.048

Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) Regulations 1996

s.049

Amendment of the Personal Pension Schemes (Payments by Employers) Regulations 2000

s.050

Due Date for the purposes of section 37(3) of the Act

Part 15 — Special occupations

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s.051

Police members appointed other than under a contract of employment

s.052

Persons working on vessels

Part 16 — Review

s.053

Review

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must review and report on pension vessel regulations Crown / Minister / Government department

Schedules

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s.sch002

Information

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.

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s.information for workers

Information for workers

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

TPR

The Pensions Regulator

Regulates workplace pensions, defined benefit schemes, and master trusts. All employers must auto-enrol eligible workers into a workplace pension. Enforces employer duties …

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What this Act requires

Part 1 — Citation, commencement and interpretation

Part 1A — Exemption and Exceptions

Part 2 — Automatic enrolment, opt out and refunds

Part 3 — Automatic re-enrolment

Part 4 — Jobholders opting in to pension saving

Part 5 — Workers joining pension saving

Part 6 — Postponement of automatic enrolment or disapplication of automatic enrolment

Part 7 — Automatic enrolment following the transitional period for defined benefit and hybrid schemes

Part 7A — Certification that a quality or alternative requirement is satisfied

Part 7B

Part 8 — Existing members of qualifying schemes

Part 9 — Automatic enrolment schemes

Part 10 — Exclusion as a qualifying scheme

Part 11 — Test Scheme

Part 12 — Hybrid schemes

Part 13 — Non-UK Pension Schemes

Part 14 — Due dates

Part 15 — Special occupations

Part 16 — Review

Schedules

Other sections — not classified into a Part

Enforcement and responsible bodies

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