The Occupational Pension Schemes (EEA States) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Regulatory Own Funds) Regulations

11.—(1) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Regulatory Own Funds) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the commencement date” insert—

““EEA agreement” means the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, together with the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993, as modified or supplemented from time to time;

“EEA state”, in relation to any time, means—

(a)

a state which at that time is a member State, or

(b)

any other state which at that time is a party to the EEA agreement;”.

(3) In regulation 10(8)(2) (postponement) for ““host member State”” substitute ““host EEA state””.

(4) In regulation 15(1)(d)(i) (exemptions) for “member States” substitute “EEA states”.

(1)

S.R. 2005 No. 570 as amended by S.R. 2007 No. 185

(2)

Regulation 10(8) was amended by regulation 15(2) of S.R. 2007 No. 185