PART 3Amendment of the FAS Information and Payments Regulations
Amendment of the FAS Information and Payments Regulations
8.—(1) The FAS Information and Payments Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 5 (method of providing information), after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Where, under these Regulations, any information is to be provided to the scheme manager, that information shall be provided in such manner and form as the scheme manager may request.”.
(3) In regulation 7 (recovery of overpayments)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)after “any payment made” insert “to any person,”; and
(ii)for “ the beneficiary’s entitlement” substitute “ any entitlement,”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), after “the beneficiary” insert “(or other person to whom such a payment was made)”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “his” substitute “the beneficiary’s”; and
(iii)in sub-paragraph (c), after “estate” insert “(or the estate of any other person to whom such a payment was made)”.
(4) In regulation 8 (suspension of payments)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “beneficiary” substitute “person receiving payments”; and
(b)in paragraph (2), for “the beneficiary’s” substitute “that person’s”.