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131.—(1 )F1 F2The Board must refuse to assume responsibility for a scheme ( “the new scheme”) under this Chapter where it is satisfied that—
(a)the new scheme was established during such period as may be prescribed,
(b)the employer in relation to the new scheme was, at the date of establishment of that scheme, also the employer in relation to a scheme established before the new scheme ( “the old scheme”),
(c)a transfer or transfers of, or a transfer payment or transfer payments in respect of, any rights of members under the old scheme has or have been made to the new scheme, and
(d)the main purpose or one of the main purposes of establishing the new scheme and making the transfer or transfers, or transfer payment or transfer payments, was to enable those members to receive compensation under the pension compensation provisions in respect of their rights under the new scheme in circumstances where, in the absence of the transfer or transfers, regulations under Article 130 would have operated to prevent such payments in respect of their rights under the old scheme.
(2 )F1 Where, under paragraph (1), the Board is required to refuse to assume responsibility for a scheme, it—
(a)must issue a notice to that effect (a “withdrawal notice”), and
(b)give a copy of that notice to—
(i)the Regulator,
(ii)the trustees or managers of the scheme, and
(iii )F2any insolvency practitioner in relation to the employer or, if there is no such insolvency practitioner, the employer.
F2(3) For the purposes of this Part a withdrawal notice issued under this Article is not binding until—
(a)the period within which the issue of the notice may be reviewed by virtue of Chapter 6 has expired, and
(b)if the issue of the notice is so reviewed—
(i)the review and any reconsideration,
(ii)any reference to the PPF Ombudsman in respect of the issue of the notice, and
(iii)any appeal against his determination or directions,
has been finally disposed of and the notice has not been revoked, varied or substituted.
(4) Where a withdrawal notice issued under this Article becomes binding, the Board must as soon as reasonably practicable give a notice to that effect together with a copy of the binding notice to—
(a)the Regulator,
(b)the trustees or managers of the scheme, and
(c )F2any insolvency practitioner in relation to the employer or, if there is no such insolvency practitioner, the employer.
F2(5) Notices under this Article must be in the prescribed form and contain such information as may be prescribed.
(6) A notice given under paragraph (4) must state the time from which the Board ceases to be involved with the scheme (see Article 133).
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