The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Amendment of regulation 4

4.—(1) Regulation 4 (application of these regulations) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b), after the words in parentheses insert “or it is a defined benefits scheme under section 1 (schemes for persons in public service) of the 2013 Act in relation to persons specified in subsection (2)(c) of that section”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) it is provided for by section 40 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Parliamentary and other pensions)(1).”.

(3) In paragraph (5) for “to 19” substitute “, 18”.

(4) In paragraph (7) for “When” substitute “Except when information is given verbally in accordance with regulation 18B(3), when”.

(5) After paragraph (7) insert—

“(8) In this regulation “defined benefits scheme” has the meaning given in section 37 of the 2013 Act.”.

(1)

2010 c. 25. Paragraph 12(2) to (5) of Schedule 6 was repealed by section 33, Schedule 11, paragraph 1(1) and (2) of the 2013 Act. Paragraph 16(2)(ba) and (bb) of Schedule 6 was inserted by section 33, Schedule 11, paragraph 1(1) and (3)(a) of the 2013 Act. Paragraph 16(3) of Schedule 6 was repealed by section 33, Schedule 11, paragraph 1(1) and (3)(b) of the 2013 Act.