http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/2024-04-06Pension Schemes Act 2021An Act to make provision about pension schemes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-18Expert Participation2024-04-06 PART 2 Collective money purchase benefits: Northern Ireland<Emphasis>Triggering events and continuity options</Emphasis>Continuity option 1: discharge of liabilities and winding up871Where the trustees of a collective money purchase scheme are required, or decide, to pursue continuity option 1, they must—aquantify, in the case of each beneficiary, the amount that represents the value of the beneficiary's accrued rights to benefits under the scheme;bformulate a proposal for discharging the scheme's liability to each beneficiary in respect of those rights, in one of the ways set out in subsection (2);cnotify each employer and relevant former employer, and each beneficiary, of the proposal and of such other matters as may be specified in regulations made by the Department.2The ways of discharging the scheme's liability referred to in subsection (1)(b) are—atransferring the value of the beneficiaries' accrued rights to benefits under the scheme to a collective money purchase scheme or to a Master Trust scheme;btransferring the value of those rights, in such circumstances as may be specified in regulations made by the Department, to a pension scheme that has characteristics specified in the regulations;csecuring, in such circumstances as may be specified in regulations made by the Department, the payment of benefits by such other means (an “alternative payment mechanism”) as may be specified in the regulations.3A proposal under subsection (1)(b) may deal with the rights of different descriptions of beneficiaries in different ways.4Subsections (1)(b) and (2) have effect subject to—aPart 4ZA of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (transfers and contribution refunds);bprovision made by regulations under subsection (6).5Notification under subsection (1)(c) must be given—ain the manner specified in regulations made by the Department, andbbefore the end of the period specified in the regulations.6The Department may by regulations make provision for the purposes of enabling continuity option 1 to be given effect, which may include—aprovision about how continuity option 1 is to be pursued by the trustees of a collective money purchase scheme;bprovision conferring rights on beneficiaries or employers;cprovision imposing duties on employers or trustees;dprovision conferring power on the Pensions Regulator to direct trustees to do things permitted or required by the regulations;eprovision deeming a beneficiary the value of whose accrued rights are to be transferred to a scheme that is not a collective money purchase scheme or a Master Trust scheme to have entered into an agreement with a person of a description specified in the regulations.7Regulations under subsection (6) must include—aprovision about how the quantification referred to in subsection (1)(a) is to be carried out (which may be different in relation to different descriptions of beneficiaries);bprovision for securing that a person who has become a pensioner beneficiary (whether before or after the occurrence of the triggering event as a result of which the trustees are pursuing continuity option 1) receives a periodic income, at a rate or of an amount that is calculated by reference to the amount referred to in subsection (1)(a), until the time when the proposal under subsection (1)(b) is implemented or some other specified time;cprovision about how rights conferred by the regulations may be exercised (including the time periods within which they may be exercised);dprovision specifying requirements (which may include approval or authorisation by the Pensions Regulator in accordance with the regulations) to be met in the case of a pension scheme, or an alternative payment mechanism, by means of which it is proposed to discharge the collective money purchase scheme's liabilities to beneficiaries in one of the ways set out in subsection (2);eprovision requiring those responsible for a pension scheme by means of which it is proposed to discharge the collective money purchase scheme's liabilities to beneficiaries (“the receiving scheme”) to provide the Pensions Regulator with a document setting out the level of administration charges that applied in relation to members of the receiving scheme, in the manner and as at the date specified or described in the regulations;fprovision imposing duties on the trustees to notify all or a specified description of employers and beneficiaries of their rights under the regulations and of members' rights under Part 4ZA of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;gprovision about the winding up of the collective money purchase scheme in circumstances where the scheme's liabilities to beneficiaries are discharged.8In this section—beneficiary”, in relation to the collective money purchase scheme, means—a member of the scheme, ora person who has survived a member of the scheme and has an entitlement to benefits, or a right to future benefits, under the scheme rules in respect of the member;pensioner beneficiary”, in relation to the collective money purchase scheme, means a person who is entitled to the present payment of pension or other benefits under the scheme;specified” means specified in regulations under subsection (6).9Article 10 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) (civil penalties) applies to a person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed by this section.10Regulations under this section may provide for the application of Article 10 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) to a person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed by the regulations.11Regulations under subsection (2) or (6) are subject to confirmatory procedure.12Regulations under subsection (1)(c) or (5) are subject to negative resolution.S. 87 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 131(3)(a)S. 87 in force at 1.8.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.R. 2022/197, art. 3(a)
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<Text>provision about how rights conferred by the regulations may be exercised (including the time periods within which they may be exercised);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/d/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/d" id="section-87-7-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provision specifying requirements (which may include approval or authorisation by the Pensions Regulator in accordance with the regulations) to be met in the case of a pension scheme, or an alternative payment mechanism, by means of which it is proposed to discharge the collective money purchase scheme's liabilities to beneficiaries in one of the ways set out in subsection (2);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/e/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/e" id="section-87-7-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
provision requiring those responsible for a pension scheme by means of which it is proposed to discharge the collective money purchase scheme's liabilities to beneficiaries (“
<Term id="term-the-receiving-scheme">the receiving scheme</Term>
”) to provide the Pensions Regulator with a document setting out the level of administration charges that applied in relation to members of the receiving scheme, in the manner and as at the date specified or described in the regulations;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/f/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/f" id="section-87-7-f">
<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provision imposing duties on the trustees to notify all or a specified description of employers and beneficiaries of their rights under the regulations and of members' rights under Part 4ZA of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/g/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/7/g" id="section-87-7-g">
<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provision about the winding up of the collective money purchase scheme in circumstances where the scheme's liabilities to beneficiaries are discharged.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/8/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/8" id="section-87-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-beneficiary">beneficiary</Term>
”, in relation to the collective money purchase scheme, means—
</Text>
</Para>
<OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens">
<ListItem NumberOverride="a">
<Para>
<Text>a member of the scheme, or</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem NumberOverride="b">
<Para>
<Text>a person who has survived a member of the scheme and has an entitlement to benefits, or a right to future benefits, under the scheme rules in respect of the member;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-pensioner-beneficiary">pensioner beneficiary</Term>
”, in relation to the collective money purchase scheme, means a person who is entitled to the present payment of pension or other benefits under the scheme;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-specified">specified</Term>
” means specified in regulations under subsection (6).
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/9/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/9" id="section-87-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Article 10 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) (civil penalties) applies to a person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed by this section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/10/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/10" id="section-87-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under this section may provide for the application of Article 10 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) to a person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed by the regulations.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/11/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/11" id="section-87-11">
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under subsection (2) or (6) are subject to confirmatory procedure.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/12/2024-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87/12" id="section-87-12">
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under subsection (1)(c) or (5) are subject to negative resolution.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
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<Commentary id="c24481121" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00173" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87" SectionRef="section-87">S. 87</CitationSubRef>
in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00174" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/131/3/a" SectionRef="section-131-3-a">s. 131(3)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-8c68181e511c22d5ba55019c2a2548cf" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-87" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/1/section/87" id="crlowrsp4-01428">S. 87</CitationSubRef>
in force at 1.8.2022 in so far as not already in force by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/197" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2022" Number="197" Title="The Pension Schemes Act 2021 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022" id="crlowrsp4-01429">S.R. 2022/197</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/197/article/3/a" CitationRef="crlowrsp4-01429" Operative="true" id="crlowrsp4-01430">art. 3(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
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