Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2002.
2
In these Regulations—
“member”, “deferred member” and “pensioner member” have the meanings given in Article 121(1)4, subject to the provision made by regulations 5(3) and 10(3);
“small self-administered scheme” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Retirement Benefits Schemes (Restriction on Discretion to Approve) (Small Self-administered Schemes) Regulations 19915.
3
Subject to paragraph (4), the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19546 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
4
For the purposes of these Regulations and notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, where a period of time is expressed to begin on, or to be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.
5
In these Regulations any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 bearing that number.