The Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

2.  The information about the scheme to be provided in an application for authorisation in accordance with regulations 4(2), 5(2) and 6(2) is— N.I.

(a) the pension scheme registration number which is allocated to that scheme in the register;

(b) a statement signed by the trustees or managers of the scheme that they have provided to the Regulator all the registrable information with respect to the scheme;

(c) a statement signed by the trustees or managers of the scheme that the scheme complies with the requirements of Article 229(2) and (3) (UK-based scheme to be trust with effective rules);

(d) a statement signed by the trustees or managers of the scheme that any requirements made by or under—

(i) section 109 of the Pension Schemes Act(1) (disclosure of information to members of schemes, etc.),

(ii) Article 35 of the 1995 Order(2) (investment principles), and

(iii) Article 36 of the 1995 Order (3) (choosing investments),

have been complied with, and

(e) a statement signed by the trustees or managers of the scheme that—

(i) where Articles 224 and 225(4) (requirement for knowledge and understanding: individual and corporate trustees) are in operation on the day on which the application is made, any requirements made by or under those Articles have been complied with, or

(ii) where Articles 224 and 225 are not in operation on the day on which the application is made, any requirements made by or under those Articles, or in any regulations made under either or both of those Articles, will be complied with once those Articles are in operation.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 30.12.2005, see reg. 1

(1)

Section 109 was amended by section 48 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.)) and paragraph 15 of the Schedule to S.R. 2005 No. 434

(2)

Article 35 is substituted by Article 221 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

(3)

Article 36 was amended by Article 151 of S.I. 2001/3649 and is amended by Article 222 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

(4)

Articles 224 and 225 will be brought into operation on a date to be appointed