Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. III (arts. 101-199) applied by S.R. 2005/55, reg. 2A (as inserted (8.3.2010) by Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/32), reg. 2(4))
169.—(1 )F1 The Board may, on an application under Article 165, make a payment or payments to the trustees or managers of an occupational pension scheme if—
(a)it is of the opinion that—
(i)the case is one to which paragraph (1) of that Article applies or may apply, and
(ii)the trustees or managers would not otherwise be able to meet liabilities of a prescribed description, but
(b)it has not determined the settlement date under Article 167.
(2) Amounts payable under this Article must not exceed the amounts determined in accordance with regulations.
F1(3) The Board may, except in prescribed circumstances, recover so much of any payment made under paragraph (1) as it considers appropriate if, after the payment is made, it determines—
(a)that the case is not one to which Article 165(1) applies, or
(b)that the amount of the payment was excessive.
(4) Subject to that, a payment under paragraph (1) may be made on such terms (including terms requiring repayment in whole or in part) and on such conditions as the Board considers appropriate.
F1mod. by SR 2005/381