The Financial Assistance Scheme (Qualifying Pension Scheme Amendments) Regulations 2014

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2014/837
Year2014

2014No. 837

PENSIONS

The Financial Assistance Scheme (Qualifying Pension Scheme Amendments) Regulations 2014

27thMarch2014

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 286, 315(2) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004( 1).

In accordance with section 316(2)(n) of the Pensions Act 2004, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with section 317(1) of the Pensions Act 2004.

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Assistance Scheme (Qualifying Pension Scheme Amendments) Regulations 2014 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Amendment of the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005

2. (1) Regulation 9 (qualifying pension schemes) of the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005( 2) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph (1)(b) after "paragraph (1B)" insert "or (1D)".

(3) After paragraph (1C) insert-

"(1D) This paragraph applies where-(a) the scheme began to wind up during the period beginning on 23rd December 2008 and ending with the day before the day on which the Financial Assistance Scheme (Qualifying Pension Scheme Amendments) Regulations 2014 come into force;(b) paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(c) applies by virtue of an insolvency event which occurred before 6th April 2005;(c) there has not been an insolvency event in relation to the relevant employer which would be a qualifying insolvency event for the purposes of section 127 or Article 111 (duty to assume responsibility for schemes following insolvency event) if the scheme were an eligible scheme; and(d) the relevant employer ceased to be an employer in relation to the scheme prior to 10th June 2011.(1E) In paragraph (1D), "relevant employer" means the person who employed persons in the description or category of employment to which the scheme relates or related immediately before the time at which the scheme ceased to have any active members.(1F) Where a scheme is a qualifying pension scheme for the purposes of these Regulations by virtue of paragraph (1D), that scheme is not an eligible scheme for the purposes of section 126(1)(b) or, as the case may be, Article 110(1)(b) (eligible schemes).".
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