Notification of insolvency events in respect of employers

4.—(1) The “notification period” in Article 104(3) (duty to notify insolvency events in respect of employers) shall be the period of 14 days beginning on whichever date is the later of –

(a)the insolvency date, and

(b)the date on which the insolvency practitioner becomes aware of the existence of the scheme.

(2) A notice issued by an insolvency practitioner under Article 104(2) shall be in writing and shall contain the following information –

(a)the name or type of the notice issued;

(b)the date on which the notice is issued;

(c)the name, address and pension scheme registration number of the scheme in respect of which the notice is issued;

(d)the name of the employer in relation to the scheme in respect of which the notice is issued;

(e)the nature of the insolvency event which has occurred and the date of the occurrence of that event;

(f)the name of the insolvency practitioner in relation to the employer in relation to the scheme;

(g)the date on which the insolvency practitioner in relation to the employer in relation to the scheme was appointed to act, or consented to act, in relation to that employer or, in any case where the insolvency practitioner is the official receiver, the date on which the official receiver began to act in relation to that employer;

(h)the address for communications at which the insolvency practitioner may be contacted by the Board in connection with the issue of the notice, and

(i)whether the notice issued contains any commercially sensitive information.