The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 INTRODUCTION

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Default arrangement

  3. PART 2 RESTRICTIONS ON CHARGES

    1. 4.Restrictions on charges

    2. 5.Prohibited charge structures

    3. 6.Limits on charges

    4. 7.Assessment of charges

    5. 8.Alternative assessment of charges

    6. 9.Member agreement for services

    7. 10.Charge limits adjustment

    8. 11.Non-contributing members

    9. 12.Amendment of the Stakeholder Pension Schemes Regulations

    10. 13.Amendment of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Modification of Schemes) Regulations

  4. PART 3

    1. CHAPTER 1 GOVERNANCE OF RELEVANT SCHEMES

      1. 14.Definition of “relevant scheme”

      2. 15.Appointment of service providers

      3. 16.Appointment of chair of trustees or managers

      4. 17.Annual statement regarding governance

      5. 18.Requirements for processing financial transactions

      6. 19.Assessment of charges and costs

      7. 20.Requirements relating to default arrangement

    2. CHAPTER 2 ADDITIONAL GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEVANT MULTI-EMPLOYER SCHEMES

      1. 21.Definition of “relevant multi-employer scheme”

      2. 22.Additional requirements for relevant multi-employer schemes

      3. 23.Administration Regulations: further amendment

  5. PART 4 COMPLIANCE

    1. 24.Amendment of the Register of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes Regulations

    2. 25.Amendment of Article 9(7) of the 2005 Order

    3. 26.Compliance notices

    4. 27.Third party compliance notices

    5. 28.Penalty notices

    6. 29.Penalty notices: recovery

    7. 30.Penalty notices: recovery from bodies corporate

    8. 31.Review of penalty notices

    9. 32.References to First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal

  6. Signature

  7. Explanatory Note