The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of regulation 9A of the Superannuation Scheme Regulations

4.—(1) Regulation 9A(1) of the Superannuation Scheme Regulations (Opting into the Scheme: Mis-sold Pensions) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) For paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) In this regulation—

“active member” means a person who is in superannuable employment under the scheme; and

“personal pension scheme” has the meaning given by section 1 of the 1993 Act and includes—

(i) a retirement annuity contract approved under Chapter III of Part XIV of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988(2);

(ii) a personal pension scheme approved under Chapter IV of Part XIV of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988;

(iii) a retirement benefits scheme approved under section 591(2)(g) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988;

(iv) a scheme referred to in (i), (ii) or (iii) that obtained relevant approval under the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 before 6th April 2006 and on that date became a registered scheme for the purpose of the 2004 Act;

(v) a scheme established on, or after, 6th April 2006 as a registered scheme for the purpose of the 2004 Act and which the Department agrees to recognise as a transferring scheme for the purposes of regulations 53 to 64”.

(1)

Regulation 9A was inserted by S.R. 1997 No. 217

(2)

1988 c. 1