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7.—(1) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Minimum Funding Requirement and Actuarial Valuations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) –
(a)in paragraph (1) –
(i)before the definition of “commencement date” there shall be inserted the following definition –
““the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;”;
(ii)for the definitions of “equities” and “gilt-edged securities” there shall be substituted the following definitions –
““equities” means investments of the following kinds –
shares;
instruments creating or acknowledging indebtedness;
instruments giving entitlements to investments of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
certificates representing such investments;
“gilt-edged securities” means investments of the following kinds –
government and public securities;
contracts of long-term insurance;”;
(b)after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –
“(1A) In paragraph (1) the definitions of “equities” and “gilt-edged securities” shall be read with –
(a)section 22 of the 2000 Act (regulated activities);
(b)any relevant order under that section, and
(c)Schedule 2 to that Act.”.
(3) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 (methods of securing shortfall in cases of serious underprovision) –
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) for the definition of “relevant institution” there shall be substituted the following definition –
““relevant institution” means –
a person who has permission under Part IV of the 2000 Act to accept deposits, or
an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to that Act (EEA passport rights) which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12(1) of that Schedule) to accept deposits;”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph –
“(1A) In sub-paragraph (1) the definition of “relevant institution” shall be read with –
(a)section 22 of the 2000 Act (regulated activities);
(b)any relevant order under that section, and
(c)Schedule 2 to that Act.”.
S.R. 1996 No. 570, to which there are amendments not relevant to these regulations
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