Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations24.

In regulation 2 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200837 (commencement and transitional provisions)—

(a)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “related, and” substitute “related;”;

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (b) add—

“and

(c)

the scheme had not ceased to have active members.”;

(b)

in paragraph (4) for “, as contained in regulation 6(4) of the old Regulations,” substitute “referred to in paragraph (4A)”;

(c)

after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)

The definition referred to in this paragraph is the definition of “employment-cessation event” as contained in regulation 6(4) of the old Regulations but with “who is not a defined contribution employer” inserted after “when at least one other person”.”.