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PART IXN.I.MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

GeneralN.I.

Overriding requirementsN.I.

279.—(1) Where any provision mentioned in paragraph (2) conflicts with the provisions of an occupational or personal pension scheme—

(a)the provision mentioned in paragraph (2), to the extent that it conflicts, overrides the provisions of the scheme, and

(b)the scheme has effect with such modifications as may be required in consequence of sub-paragraph (a).

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

(a)any order made by the Regulator under Part II;

(b)any regulations made under Article 15(7);

(c)any regulations made under Article 17(4);

(d)any regulations made under Article 20(7);

[F1(da)any direction issued by the Regulator under Article 35A(6);]

(e)any direction issued by the Regulator under Article 37(4);

[F2(ea)any direction issued by the Regulator under Article 39A(3);]

(f)any direction issued by the Regulator under Article 46(4);

(g)Part III (other than Chapter 1), any orders or regulations made under that Part and any direction given under Article 118 or 138;

(h)Part IV and any orders or regulations made under that Part;

(i)any regulations made under Article 214;

(j)Articles 218 and 219, any regulations made under Articles 218 to 220 and any arrangements under Articles 218 and 219;

(k)Articles 224 and 225 and any regulations made under Articles 224 to 226;

(l)Articles 233 and 235;

(m)any ring-fencing notice issued by the Regulator under Article 268;

(n)any regulations made under Article 2(5) or (6), 280, 281 or 287(4) and any order made under Article 1(6).

(3) Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to Article 28(1) (overriding effect of freezing orders made by the Regulator) and Article 138(12) (overriding effect of requirement to wind up pension scheme under Part III).

(4) In the case of a company to which Article 219 (requirement for member-nominated directors of corporate trustees) applies, where any provision mentioned in paragraph (5) conflicts with the provisions of the company's memorandum or articles of association—

(a)the provision mentioned in paragraph (5), to the extent that it conflicts, overrides the provisions of the memorandum or articles, and

(b)the memorandum or articles have effect with such modifications as may be required in consequence of sub-paragraph (a).

(5) The provisions referred to in paragraph (4) are those of—

(a)Article 219;

(b)any regulations made under Article 219 or 220;

(c)any arrangements under Article 219.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 279 partly in operation; art. 279 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(2); art. 279(1)(2)(a)-(g)(l)(n)(3) in operation at 1.9.2005 by S.R. 2005/411, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 1; art. 279(2)(h)(m) in operation for certain purposes at 6.12.2005 and wholly in operation at 30.12.2005 by S.R. 2005/543, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1; art. 279(2)(j)(k)(4)(5) in operation at 6.4.2006 by S.R. 2006/95, art. 2(c), Sch. Pt. 3

Modification of this Order in relation to certain categories of schemesN.I.

280.—(1) Regulations may modify any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2) as it applies in relation to—

(a)hybrid schemes;

(b)multi-employer schemes;

(c)any case where a partnership is the employer, or one of the employers, in relation to an occupational pension scheme.

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

(a)Part II (the Pensions Regulator),

(b)Part III (the Board of the Pension Protection Fund), other than Chapter 1,

[F3(ba)Part 4 (scheme funding),]

(c)Articles 234 and 235 (pension protection),

(d)Articles 236 and 238 (consultation by employers), F4...

F4(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) Regulations may also modify any of the provisions of Part III as it applies in relation to an eligible scheme in respect of which a relevant public authority has—

(a)given a guarantee in relation to any part of the scheme, any benefits payable under the scheme rules or any member of the scheme, or

(b)made any other arrangements for the purpose of securing that the assets of the scheme are sufficient to meet any part of its liabilities.

(4) In this Article—

Modification of pensions legislation that refers to employersN.I.

281.—(1) Regulations may modify any provision of pensions legislation for the purpose of ensuring that it, or another provision of pensions legislation, does not purport to refer to the employer of a self-employed person.

(2) Where a provision of pensions legislation contains a reference to an employer in connection with an occupational pension scheme, regulations may modify the provision, or another provision of pensions legislation, for the purpose of excluding from the reference an employer who is a person—

(a)who does not participate in the scheme as regards people employed by him, or

(b)who, as regards people employed by him, participates in the scheme only to a limited extent.

(3) For the purposes of this Article—

(a)“pensions legislation” means any statutory provision contained in or made by virtue of—

(i)the Pension Schemes Act,

(ii)Part II of the 1995 Order other than Articles 62 to 66A of that Order (equal treatment),

(iii)Part II of the 1999 Order, or

(iv)this Order;

(b)a person is “self-employed” if he is in an employment but is not employed in it by someone else;

(c)a person who holds an office (including an elective office), and is entitled to remuneration for holding it, shall be taken to be employed by the person responsible for paying the remuneration.

(4) In paragraph (3)(b) “employment” includes any trade, business, profession, office or vocation.

Admissibility of statementsN.I.

282.—(1) A statement made by a person in compliance with an information requirement is admissible in evidence in any proceedings, so long as it also complies with any requirements governing the admissibility of evidence in the circumstances in question.

(2) But in proceedings to which this paragraph applies—

(a)no evidence relating to the statement may be adduced, and

(b)no question relating to it may be asked,

by or on behalf of the prosecution or (as the case may be) the Regulator, unless evidence relating to it is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, in the proceedings by or on behalf of that person.

(3) Paragraph (2) applies to—

(a)criminal proceedings in which that person is charged with a relevant offence, or

[F5(bi)Article 215G (penalties for contravention of regulations under Article 215D),]

F5(b)proceedings as a result of which that person may be required to pay a financial penalty [F6on a relevant ground] under or by virtue of—

[F7(ai)Article 83A (financial penalties),]

[F8(i)section 164 of the Pension Schemes Act (breach of regulations),

(ia)Article 10 of the 1995 Order (civil penalties),

(ib)paragraph 10 of Schedule 17 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (penalties for contravention of regulations etc),

(ic)paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 to that Act (penalties for contravention of regulations etc),]

[F9(ii)section 168 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (breach of regulations),

(iii)section 10 of the Pensions Act 1995 (civil penalties),

(iv)section 88A of the Pensions Act 2004 (financial penalties),

(v)section 238G of that Act (penalties for contravention of regulations under section 238D),

(vi)paragraph 10 of Schedule 17 to the Pensions Act 2014 (penalties for contravention of regulations etc), or

(vii)paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 to that Act (penalties for contravention of regulations etc).]

[F10(3A) For the purposes of this Article a financial penalty is payable on a relevant ground if it is payable otherwise than under—

(a)Article 83A as it applies by virtue of—

(i)Article 75A (financial penalty for providing false or misleading information to Regulator), or

(ii)Article 75B (financial penalty for providing false or misleading information to trustees or managers), or

(b)section 88A of the Pensions Act 2004 as it applies by virtue of—

(i)section 80A of that Act (financial penalty for providing false or misleading information to Regulator), or

(ii)section 80B of that Act (financial penalty for providing false or misleading information to trustees or managers).]

(4) In this Article—

Protected itemsN.I.

283.—(1) A person may not be required under or by virtue of this Order to produce, disclose or permit the inspection of protected items.

(2) For this purpose “protected items” means—

(a)communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client which fall within paragraph (3);

(b)communications between a professional legal adviser, his client or any person representing his client and any other person which fall within paragraph (3) (as a result of sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph);

(c)items which—

(i)are enclosed with, or referred to in, such communications,

(ii)fall within paragraph (3), and

(iii)are in the possession of a person entitled to possession of them.

(3) A communication or item falls within this paragraph if it is made—

(a)in connection with the giving of legal advice to the client, or

(b)in connection with, or in contemplation of, legal proceedings and for the purpose of those proceedings.

(4) A communication or item is not a protected item if it is held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose.

LiensN.I.

284.  If a person claims a lien on a document, its production under any provision made by or by virtue of this Order does not affect the lien.

Crown applicationN.I.

285.—(1) In this Article “the relevant provisions” means—

(a)Parts II to VI,

(b)Articles 1(6), 2(5) and (6), 279, 280, 282, 283, 284, 286 and 287.

(2) The relevant provisions apply to a pension scheme managed by or on behalf of the Crown as they apply to other pension schemes; and, accordingly, references in those provisions to a person in his capacity as a trustee or manager of, or person prescribed in relation to, a pension scheme include the Crown, or a person acting on behalf of the Crown, in that capacity.

(3) The relevant provisions apply to persons employed by or under the Crown in like manner as if such persons were employed by a private person; and references in those provisions to a person in his capacity as an employer include the Crown, or a person acting on behalf of the Crown in that capacity.

(4) This Article does not apply to any of the relevant provisions under or by virtue of which a person may be prosecuted for an offence; but such a provision applies to persons in the public service of the Crown as it applies to other persons.

(5) Nothing in the relevant provisions applies to Her Majesty in Her private capacity (within the meaning of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44)).