The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations

4.—(1) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 9(2) (making of elections by employers for the variation or surrender of contracting-out certificates)—

(a) in paragraph (5)(e)—

(i) at the end of head (i) insert “and”;

(ii) at the end of head (ii) omit “and”;

(iii) head (iii) shall become sub-paragraph (ea);

(b) in paragraph (5)(ea) at the beginning insert “where the notice is not about surrendering a contracting-out certificate due to the scheme winding up, contain a statement that”;

(c) in paragraph (6) for “such a notice as is mentioned in this regulation” substitute “a notice under this regulation which is not about surrendering a contracting-out certificate due to the scheme winding up”.

(3) In regulation 12(4) (special provision for holding companies and subsidiaries) for “9(5)(e)(iii)” substitute “9(5)(ea)”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 493; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 160 and S.R. 2002 No. 109

(2)

Regulation 9 was amended by paragraph 5(7) of the Schedule to S.R. 1997 No. 160 and regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2002 No. 109