Pensions Act 2004

5 (1) The Companies Act 1985 is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In section 449 (provision for security of information obtained by the Secretary of State under section 447), for subsection (1)(dg) substitute—

“(dg) for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Pensions Regulator to exercise the functions conferred on it by or by virtue of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, the Pensions Act 1995, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 or the Pensions Act 2004 or any enactment in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to any of those enactments;

(dh) for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Board of the Pension Protection Fund to exercise the functions conferred on it by or by virtue of Part 2 of the Pensions Act 2004 or any enactment in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to that Part;”.

(3) In Schedule 15D (permitted disclosures of information) (as inserted by Schedule 2 to the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004)—

(a) for paragraph 13 substitute—

“13 A disclosure for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Pensions Regulator to exercise the functions conferred on it by or by virtue of any of the following—

(a) the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

(b) the Pensions Act 1995;

(c) the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

(d) the Pensions Act 2004;

(e) any enactment in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to any of those enactments.”, and

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“13A A disclosure for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Board of the Pension Protection Fund to exercise the functions conferred on it by or by virtue of Part 2 of the Pensions Act 2004 or any enactment in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to that Part.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 5(1)(3) in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7

I2 Sch. 12 para. 5(2) in force at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/560, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 3