PART 2Amendments coming into operation on 6th April 2016

Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations22.

In regulation 4 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200559 (schemes to which Article 75 does not apply)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(f)(ii) for “is not contracted-out” substitute “was not contracted-out at any time before the second abolition date”;

(b)

after paragraph (2) add—

“(3)

In this regulation—

“contracted-out” is to be construed in accordance with section 3B(2) of the Pension Schemes Act;

“the second abolition date” has the meaning given in section 176(1) of the Pension Schemes Act.”.