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The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

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8.—(1) The information mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) must be given in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph to each person who was a pensioner beneficiary of the scheme immediately prior to the beginning of the winding-up period and to each person who would have become a pensioner beneficiary of the scheme during the winding-up period but for the provisions of this Schedule.

(2) The information is—

(a)that during the winding-up period pensions and other benefits cease to be payable under the scheme and instead the scheme must make payments of periodic income to persons who were and to persons who would have become pensioner beneficiaries;

(b)when payment of the periodic income to the person will commence or, if a payment of periodic income has already been made, when the payments commenced;

(c)an explanation that payment of the periodic income from the scheme will cease at the earlier of the date of the discharge time in relation to the person or the date the person would otherwise have ceased to be a pensioner beneficiary;

(d)details of when and how the periodic income is to be or is being paid;

(e)the amount that the person’s periodic income will be following the initial quantification, where this is known;

(f)an explanation of how the amount of the periodic income is calculated;

(g)that the amount may be adjusted during the winding-up period, and that the amount may reduce following an adjustment;

(h)how and when notice of any adjustment will be given to the person;

(i)that the value of the person’s accrued rights to benefits under the scheme at the discharge time will be reduced to take account of the periodic income payments made to the person during the winding-up period.

(3) In the case of a person who was a pensioner beneficiary under the scheme immediately prior to the beginning of the winding-up period, the information must be given as soon as practical and in any event no more than one month after the date of the winding-up commencement time.

(4) In the case of a person who would have become a pensioner beneficiary under the scheme during the winding-up period but for the provisions of this Schedule, the information must be given as soon as practical and in any event no more than one month after the date the person would have become a pensioner beneficiary.

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