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6C.—(1) The trustees or managers may enter into a withdrawal arrangement, before, on or after the applicable time (which applies to an employment-cessation event), provided that—
(a)the funding test is met, and
(b)they are satisfied that at the date of the agreement, the guarantors have sufficient financial resources to be likely to be able to pay amount B that would arise on that date (or pay the likely amount B).
(2) [F2Where a] withdrawal arrangement comes into force—
(a)the cessation employer's share of the difference shall for the purposes of regulation 6(2) be the withdrawal arrangement share, and
[F3(b)section 75(4) of the 1995 Act shall apply as if amount B is treated as a debt due from the guarantors at the guarantee time for which (if there is more than one guarantor) they are jointly liable or, if the withdrawal arrangement so provides, jointly and severally liable.]
(3) A relevant transfer deduction will apply to a withdrawal arrangement share provided any transfer or transfers of the cessation employer's relevant transfer liabilities and corresponding assets are completed on or before the date which is twelve months after the employment-cessation event.
(4) Schedule 1A makes further provision in relation to withdrawal arrangements.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 6A-6D inserted (6.4.2008) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/731), regs. 2(1), 7 (with reg. 2(3)-(8))
F2Words in reg. 6C(2) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/725), regs. 1(2), 9(a)
F3Reg. 6C(2)(b) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/725), regs. 1(2), 9(b)
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