The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Contracting-out etc: Review of Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations provide for the procedure to be adopted in relation to any review of a determination concerning the issue, cancellation or variation of contracting-out certificates or appropriate scheme certificates or the review of certain other determinations by the Department of Health and Social Services under the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (“the Act”) (apart from any question as to whether an employment is or is to be treated as contracted-out).

Regulation 2 concerns the application of these Regulations.

Regulation 3 provides for the procedure to be followed in relation to an application for a review of a determination.

Regulation 4 provides for holding hearings in connection with reviews.

Regulation 5 provides for the procedure to be followed when decisions are being reviewed.

Regulation 6 makes provision for the procedures to be adopted in relation to a review carried out without an application having been made.

Regulation 7 makes revocations.

Section 165(8) of the Act, one of the enabling provisions under which these Regulations are made, was added by paragraph 60(c) of Schedule 3 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 which came into operation, for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, on 6th April 1996 by virtue of the Pensions (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 91 (C. 4)).