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Pension Schemes Act 1993, Section 53 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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53 Supervision: former contracted-out schemes.E+W+S
[(1)The [Inland Revenue] may direct the trustees or managers of the scheme, or the employer, to take or refrain from taking such steps as the [Inland Revenue] may specify in writing; and such a direction shall be final and binding on the person directed and any person claiming under him.
(1A)An appeal on a point of law shall lie to the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session from a direction under subsection (1) at the instance of the trustees or managers or the employer, or any person claiming under them.
(1B)A direction under subsection (1) shall be enforceable—
(a)in England and Wales, in a county court as if it were an order of that court, and
(b)in Scotland, by the sheriff, as if it were an order of the sheriff and whether or not the sheriff could himself have given such an order]
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[(3)If a certificate has been issued under subsection (2) of section 50 and has not been cancelled under subsection (3) of that section, any liabilities in respect of such entitlement or rights as are referred to in section 52(2A)(a) or (b) must, except in prescribed circumstances, be discharged (subject to any directions under subsection (1)) in a prescribed manner and within a prescribed period or such longer period as the [Inland Revenue] may allow].
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