PART 4Amendment of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010
Amendment of regulation 4337
In regulation 43 (modification allowing different quality requirements to be satisfied in aggregate)—
a
in paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs (2) to (5)” substitute “Paragraphs (2) to (4)”;
b
for paragraph (3)(b) substitute—
b
all of the paragraph (b) quality requirements are met apart from the relevant benefit requirement (“requirement Y”); and
c
for paragraph (4)(b) substitute—
b
the extent to which requirement Y is met as a proportion of—
i
where the requirement in subsection (4) of section 23 of the Act applies, the annual rate of pension specified in that subsection; or
ii
where a requirement in paragraph (4), (6) or (7) of regulation 39A applies, the sum of money to be made available for the provision of benefits as specified in the relevant paragraph.
d
for paragraphs (5) and (6) substitute—
5
Where paragraphs (2) to (4) have effect in relation to a hybrid scheme of the relevant description, regulation 39 is to be read as if, for paragraph (5), there were substituted—
5
A scheme actuary or employer may not certify that a scheme satisfies the test scheme standard if the aggregate percentage referred to in regulation 43(3)(c) is less than 100 in relation to more than 10% of relevant members.
6
In this regulation, “the relevant benefit requirement” means—
a
the requirements in subsection (4) of section 23 of the Act where that subsection applies; or
b
one of the requirements specified in regulation 39A where that regulation applies.