The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2020

Made: 27th March 2020

Coming into force: 6th April 2020

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has considered whether any of the amounts in sections 3(1)(c), 5(1)(c) and 13(1)(a) and (b) of the Pensions Act 2008 should be increased or decreased, as required by section 14(1) of that Act .

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 143(4) and (5)(c) of that Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(2), 15A(1) and 144(4) of that Act .

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2020.

• (2) This Order comes into force on 6th April 2020.

• (3) In this Order, “the Act” means the Pensions Act 2008.

Increase of amount

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In section 13(1) of the Act, (which deals with qualifying earnings and the amounts constituting the lower and upper thresholds of the qualifying earnings band), in paragraph (a), for “£6,136” substitute “ £6,240 ”.

Rounded figures

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Revocation

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Articles 2(a) and 3 of the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2019 are revoked.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Mims Davies — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — 2020-03-27

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c. 30. Sections 3(1) and 5(1) were substituted by section 5(1) and (3) respectively of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) (“the 2011 Act”). Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2012/1506, 2013/667 and 2014/623. Section 13(1) was amended by S.I. 2012/1506, 2013/667, 2014/623, 2015/468, 2016/435, 2017/394, 2018/367 and 2019/374.

[^f00002]: Section 14 was substituted by section 8(1) of the 2011 Act.

[^f00003]: Section 143(5)(c) was amended by section 8(3) of the 2011 Act.

[^f00004]: Section 15A was inserted by section 9 of the 2011 Act.

[^f00005]: See sections 3(6B), 5(7B) and 15A of the 2008 Act. Sections 3(6B) and 5(7B) were inserted by section 5(2) and (4) respectively of the 2011 Act and deal with pay reference periods of less, or more, than 12 months. Section 15A provides for the specification of rounded figures in respect of specified pay reference periods.

[^f00006]: See section 13(2) and 15A of the 2008 Act. Section 13(2) deals with pay reference periods of less, or more, than 12 months in connection with the amounts constituting the lower and upper amounts of the qualifying earnings band.

[^f00007]: See footnote (b) relating to article 3(b).

[^f00008]: S.I. 2019/374.

Editorial notes

[^c24047961]: 2008 c. 30. Sections 3(1) and 5(1) were substituted by section 5(1) and (3) respectively of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) (“the 2011 Act”). Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2012/1506, 2013/667 and 2014/623. Section 13(1) was amended by S.I. 2012/1506, 2013/667, 2014/623, 2015/468, 2016/435, 2017/394, 2018/367 and 2019/374.

[^c24047971]: Section 14 was substituted by section 8(1) of the 2011 Act.

[^c24047981]: Section 143(5)(c) was amended by section 8(3) of the 2011 Act.

[^c24047991]: Section 15A was inserted by section 9 of the 2011 Act.

[^c24048031]: S.I. 2019/374.

[^key-97b4232d99669458257863c2d7f1afab]: Art. 1 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)

[^key-e587ef2176dcb2dc85494809d979390e]: Art. 2 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)

[^key-0fd4945f155eac3a981a2555823ca2bf]: Art. 3 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)

[^key-38b9a0d1b111d136a3def95cdf236746]: Art. 4 in force at 6.4.2020, see art. 1(2)

[^key-af37d45602e35be70467e86db3cf507a]: Art. 3 revoked (6.4.2021) by The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/314), arts. 1(2), 4(b)