The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6, Specified Day and Transitional Provision) Order 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/2485
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No.6, Specified Day and Transitional Provision) Order 2011.

(2) In this Order “the 2010 Act ” means the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.

Section 2 Commencement

(1) The provisions of the 2010 Act specified in paragraph (2) come into force on 24th October 2011.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) Section 40 (Parliamentary and other pensions) in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in subparagraphs (b) and (c);

(b) in Schedule 6 (Parliamentary and other pensions)—

(i) Part 1 (Parliamentary and other pensions); and

(ii) Part 2 (Provision which may be included in schemes);

(c) in Part 3 of Schedule 6 (Amendments, transitional provision etc )—

(i) paragraph 35(1) and (2);

(ii) paragraphs 36, 37 and 42 to 46;

(iii) paragraph 47(1);

(iv) paragraph 47(2) except in so far as it inserts the words “,4 and 6” and “or 4” in paragraph 18(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 ;

(v) paragraph 47(3); and

(vi) paragraphs 48 to 50.

Section 3 Specified day

The specified day for the purpose of paragraph 44(8) of Schedule 6 to the 2010 Act is 24th October 2011.

Section 4 Paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the 2010 Act: transitional provision

Any provision of the existing regulations which could not be contained in a scheme under paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the 2010 Act has effect as if contained in a scheme under that paragraph.