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178 Trustees and managers of schemes.E+W+S
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide—
(a)who is to be treated as a manager of an occupational pension scheme for any of the purposes of the provisions of this Act (except Chapter II of Part VII or section 157), the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1991, or Part VI of the M1Social Security Administration Act 1992 F1F2... [F3, section 25D of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, section 12A of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 [F4or] [F5, Part III or IV of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999] F6... ]; F7...
(b)who is to be treated as a trustee of a scheme for the purposes of F8... Chapter I of Part IV, Part VIII so far as it applies for the purposes of Chapter I of Part IV, [F9Chapter I of Part IVA,] sections F10... 153(2), 158(1) to (5), 162, 163, F8...and 176 F8... [F11or sections 22 [F12to 26] of the Pensions Act 1995].
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F1Words in s. 178(a) repealed (1.12.2000) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(1), Sch. 12 para. 40(2)(a), Sch. 13 Pt. III; S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. 4
F2Words in s. 178(a) repealed (1.3.2002 for specified purposes, 1.4.2002 in so far as not already in force) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), Sch. 9 Pt. III(2) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2002/437, art. 3(1)(H)(2)
F3Words in s. 178(a) inserted (1.12.2000) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(1), Sch. 12 para. 40(2)(b); S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. 4
F4Word in s. 178(a) inserted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 13 para. 42(a)
F5Words in s. 178(a) substituted (12.2.2001 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), s. 86(1)(b)(2), Sch. 5 para. 17(9) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2000/3166, art. 2(5) (as amended (28.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1252, art. 3)
F6Words in s. 178(a) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 13 para. 42(b)
F7Word in s. 178(a) repealed (6.4.1997) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), s. 180(1), Sch. 3 para. 43, Sch. 7 Pt. I; S.I. 1997/664, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 2
F8Words in s. 178(b) repealed (6.4.1997) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), s. 180(1), Sch. 5 para. 76, Sch. 7 Pt. III; S.I. 1997/664, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 2
F9Words in s. 178(b) inserted (1.12.2000) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(1), Sch. 12 para. 40(3); S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. 4
F10Words in s. 178(b) repealed (6.4.1997) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), s. 180(1), Sch. 6 para. 13, Sch. 7 Pt. IV; S.I. 1997/664, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 2
F11Words in s. 178(b) inserted (1.3.2002 for specified purposes, 1.4.2002 in so far as not already in force) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 47(5), 86(1)(b)(2) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2002/437, art. 3(1)(a)(2)
F12Words in s. 178(b) substituted (6.4.2006) by Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35), s. 322(1), Sch. 12 para. 29; S.I. 2006/560, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 3
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I1Ss. 1-187 in force at 7.2.1994 by S.I. 1994/86, art. 2
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