Pensions Act 2004

Part 4 U.K. Status etc

Disqualification U.K.

14 U.K. In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) (other disqualifying offices), at the appropriate place insert— “ Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal. ”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 14 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7

15 U.K. In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25) (other disqualifying offices), at the appropriate place insert— “ Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal. ”

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 4 para. 15 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration U.K.

16 U.K. In Schedule 4 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13) (relevant tribunals for the purposes of section 5(7) of that Act), at the appropriate place insert— “ The Pensions Regulator Tribunal constituted under section 102 of the Pensions Act 2004. ”

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 4 para. 16 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7

Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 U.K.

17 (1) The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In Schedule 1 (offices which may be qualifying offices), in Part 2, at the appropriate place insert— “ President or Deputy President of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal ”

(3) In Schedule 5 (relevant offices in relation to retirement provisions), at the appropriate place insert— “ Member of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal. ”

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 4 para. 17 in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.

Disclosure of information U.K.

18 U.K. In section 449(1) of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) (exceptions from restrictions on publication and disclosure), after paragraph (m) insert—

“(n) for the purposes of proceedings before the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.”

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 4 para. 18 in force at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/560, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 3

19 U.K. In Schedule 15D to that Act (permitted disclosures of information) (as inserted by Schedule 2 to the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004), after paragraph 44 insert—

“44A A disclosure for the purposes of proceedings before the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.”

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 4 para. 19 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7

20 U.K. In section 87(2) of the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40) (exceptions from restrictions on disclosure), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) proceedings before the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.”

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 4 para. 20 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7

21 U.K. In section 50(2) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41) (exceptions from restrictions on disclosure), after paragraph (s) insert—

“(t) the Pensions Regulator Tribunal to discharge any of its functions.”

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 4 para. 21 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7

[F1 Delegation U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 para. 22 and cross-heading inserted (3.4.2006) by The Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.2) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1016), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 28

22 (1) The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise any of his functions under this Schedule. U.K.

(2) The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate a judge of the Court of Session who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of that Court to exercise his functions under this Schedule.

(3) The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this Schedule—

(a) the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;

(b) a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).]