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17(1)The Regulator may establish committees for any purpose.U.K.
(2)Any committee so established may establish sub-committees.
(3)The members of such committees or sub-committees may include persons who are not members of the Regulator.
(4)The members of such sub-committees may include persons who are not members of the committee.
(5)But the majority of the members of a committee or a sub-committee must consist of persons who are members of the Regulator or members of the staff of the Regulator.
(6)Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) do not apply to—
(a)the committee established under section 8 or any of its sub-committees, or
(b)the Determinations Panel or any of its sub-committees (see section 9).
(7)Subject to that, references in this Schedule to the committees of the Regulator are to—
(a)the committee established under section 8 and any of its sub-committees,
(b)the Determinations Panel and any of its sub-committees,
(c)the appointments committee, and
(d)any committees or sub-committees established under this paragraph.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 17 in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.
18(1)The Regulator may determine—U.K.
(a)its own procedure (including quorum), and
(b)the procedure (including quorum) of any of its committees (other than the Determinations Panel and any of that Panel’s sub-committees).
(2)The Determinations Panel may determine—
(a)its own procedure (including quorum), and
(b)the procedure (including quorum) of any of its sub-committees.
(3)This paragraph is subject to—
(a)sections 93 to 104 (procedure in relation to the regulatory functions) and any corresponding provisions in force in Northern Ireland, and
(b)any regulations made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 19.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 1 para. 18 in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.
Prospective
19(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations—U.K.
(a)as to the procedure (including quorum) to be followed by the Regulator or any of its committees;
(b)as to the manner in which the functions of the Regulator are to be exercised.
(2)Such regulations may in particular—
(a)make provision as to the hearing of parties, the taking of evidence and the circumstances (if any) in which a document of any prescribed description is to be treated for the purposes of any proceedings before the Regulator, as evidence, or conclusive evidence, of any prescribed matter;
(b)make provision as to the manner in which parties to any proceedings before the Regulator may or are to be represented for the purposes of the proceedings;
(c)provide for enabling the Regulator to summon persons—
(i)to attend proceedings before the Regulator and give evidence (including evidence on oath) for any purposes of proceedings in connection with a determination whether to exercise, or the exercise of, a regulatory function (or any corresponding function under any provisions in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to this Act), or
(ii)to produce any documents required by the Regulator for those purposes.
(3)In this paragraph references to proceedings before the Regulator include references to proceedings before the Determinations Panel and any of the Panel’s sub-committees.
20(1)The Regulator may authorise—U.K.
(a)any executive member of the Regulator,
(b)any other member of the staff of the Regulator, or
(c)any of its committees (other than the appointments committee, the Determinations Panel and any of that Panel’s sub-committees),
to exercise, on behalf of the Regulator, such of its functions, in such circumstances, as the Regulator may determine.
(2)But sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to—
(a)the non-executive functions of the Regulator listed in subsection (4) of section 8 (which, by virtue of subsection (2) of that section, must be discharged by the committee established under that section),
(b)the duty of the Regulator to appoint the chairman and other members of the Determinations Panel under section 9,
(c)the duty of the Regulator to determine the terms and conditions of their appointments under paragraph 12(1), and
(d)the functions of the Regulator which are exercisable only by the Panel by virtue of—
(i)section 10(1) (the power in certain circumstances to determine whether to exercise the functions listed in Schedule 2 and to exercise them) or any corresponding provision in force in Northern Ireland, or
(ii)section 99(10) (the functions concerning the compulsory review of certain determinations) or any corresponding provision in force in Northern Ireland.
(3)The Regulator may authorise the appointments committee to exercise the power under paragraph 18 to determine the committee’s own procedure (including quorum).
(4)The Regulator may authorise the Determinations Panel, in such circumstances as the Regulator may determine, to exercise on behalf of the Regulator—
(a)the power to determine whether to exercise one or more of the regulatory functions listed in sub-paragraph (5), and
(b)where the Panel so determines to exercise the regulatory function in question, the power to exercise it.
(5)The regulatory functions mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) are—
(a)the power to issue an improvement notice under section 13;
(b)the power to issue a third party notice under section 14;
(c)the power to issue a clearance statement under section 42;
(d)the power to issue a notice under section 45(1) approving the details of arrangements;
(e)the power to issue a clearance statement under section 46;
(f)the power to make an order under section 154(8);
(g)the power to make an order under section 219(4);
(h)the power to grant or revoke authorisation under section 288;
(i)the power to grant or revoke approval under section 289;
(j)the power to issue a notice under section 293(5);
(k)the power by direction under section 2(3)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) to refuse to register a scheme under section 2 of that Act;
(l)the power to appoint a trustee under any of the following provisions of section 7 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)—
(i)subsection (1) where a trustee is removed by reason of his disqualification;
(ii)subsection (3)(b);
(m)the power to appoint an independent trustee under section 23 of that Act;
(n)the power to give directions under section 72B of that Act facilitating a winding up.
(6)The Regulator may also authorise the Determinations Panel, in such circumstances as the Regulator may determine, to exercise on behalf of the Regulator such functions (other than those mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (c)) as the Regulator considers necessary for the effective exercise by the Panel of—
(a)a function of the Regulator which it is authorised to exercise by virtue of sub-paragraph (4),
(b)a function of the Regulator mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(d) (functions exercisable only by the Panel), or
(c)a function of the Panel under section 93(3), section 99(11) or paragraph 18(2) of this Schedule (procedure).
(7)This paragraph is subject to any regulations made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 21.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(2)(4)-(7) in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7
I4Sch. 1 para. 20(3) in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.
21[F1(1)] The Secretary of State may make regulations— U.K.
(a)limiting the extent to which any of the functions mentioned in subsection (8) of section 8 may be delegated by the committee established under that section to any of its members or any of its sub-committees under that subsection;
(b)limiting the extent to which any of the functions mentioned in subsection (9) of section 10 may be delegated by the Determinations Panel to any of its members or any of its sub-committees under that subsection;
(c)limiting the extent to which functions of the Regulator may be delegated under paragraph 20;
(d)limiting the delegation under paragraph 20 of any power to delegate contained in that paragraph;
[F2(e)permitting the Regulator to authorise such persons, in such circumstances and under such arrangements, as the Regulator may determine, to exercise on behalf of the Regulator—
(i)the power to determine whether to exercise any of the functions listed in sub-paragraph (2);
(ii)the power to exercise any of the functions listed in sub-paragraph (2) or such other functions as may be prescribed.]
[F3(2)The functions mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(e) are—
(a)the power to issue an improvement notice under section 13;
(b)the power to issue a third party notice under section 14;
(c)the power to recover unpaid contributions under section 17;
(d)the power to require information under section 72;
(e)the power to vary or revoke a determination, order, notice or direction under section 101;
(f)the power to require payment of a penalty under section 10 of the Pensions Act 1995;
(g)the power to issue a compliance notice under section 35 of the Pensions Act 2008;
(h)the power to issue a third party compliance notice under section 36 of that Act;
(i)the power to issue an unpaid contributions notice under section 37 of that Act;
(j)the power to issue a fixed penalty notice under section 40 of that Act;
(k)the power to issue an escalating penalty notice under section 41 of that Act;
(l)the power to recover penalties under section 42 of that Act;
(m)the power to review a notice under section 43 of that Act;
(n)the power to issue a compliance notice in respect of prohibited recruitment conduct under section 51 of that Act;
(o)the power to issue a penalty notice in respect of prohibited recruitment conduct under section 52 of that Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 21 renumbered as Sch. 1 para. 21(1) (26.11.2008) by Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), ss. 133(2), 149(2) (with s. 133(6))
F2Sch. 1 para. 21(1)(e) substituted (26.11.2008) by Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), ss. 133(3), 149(2) (with s. 133(6))
F3Sch. 1 para. 21(2) inserted (26.11.2008) by Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), ss. 133(4), 149(2) (with s. 133(6))
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 1 para. 21 in force at 15.3.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/695, art. 2(5) (with arts. 4-6, Sch. 2, Sch. 3)
22(1)The fixing of the common seal of the Regulator must be authenticated by the signature of a person authorised for that purpose by the Regulator (whether generally or specifically).U.K.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any document which is or is to be signed in accordance with the law of Scotland.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 1 para. 22 in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.
23U.K.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal of the Regulator or purporting to be signed on its behalf—
(a)is to be received in evidence, and
(b)is to be taken to be so executed or signed unless the contrary is proved.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 1 para. 23 in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.
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