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24U.K.The Secretary of State may pay the Regulator out of money provided by Parliament such sums as he may determine towards its expenses.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 24 in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.
I2Sch. 1 para. 24 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7
25(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations authorising the Regulator to charge fees to meet the costs incurred by the Regulator in connection with applications made for—U.K.
(a)the modification of an occupational pension scheme under section 69 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) or under any corresponding provision in force in Northern Ireland, or
(b)the issuing of a clearance statement under section 42 or 46 or under any corresponding provision in force in Northern Ireland.
(2)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may prescribe, or authorise the Regulator to determine, the time at which any fee is due.
(3)Any fee which is owed to the Regulator by virtue of regulations under this paragraph may be recovered as a debt due to the Regulator.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 1 para. 25 in force at 6.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 7
26(1)Section 175 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) (levies towards certain expenditure) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)of the Regulatory Authority (including the establishment of the Authority under the Pensions Act 2004), or
(d)of the Lord Chancellor in meeting the costs of the legal assistance scheme established by virtue of section 106 of the Pensions Act 2004 (legal assistance in connection with proceedings before the Pensions Regulator Tribunal),”.
(3)In subsection (3), in paragraph (a), for the words from “any amounts paid” to the end of the paragraph substitute “—
(i)any amounts paid to the Secretary of State under section 168(4) of this Act or section 10 of the Pensions Act 1995 (civil penalties), and
(ii)any fees paid to the Authority under paragraph 25 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Act 2004 (fees for certain applications), and”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 1 para. 26 in force at 10.2.2005 for specified purposes and at 1.4.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2005/695, arts. 5(8), 6, Schs. 2, 3 (as amended by S.I. 2005/1108, art. 3(b))
27(1)The Regulator must—U.K.
(a)keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts, and
(b)prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts.
(2)Each statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury as to—
(a)the information to be contained in it and the manner in which it is to be presented;
(b)the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared;
(c)the additional information (if any) which is to be provided for the information of Parliament.
(3)The Regulator must send a copy of each statement of accounts—
(a)to the Secretary of State, and
(b)to the Comptroller and Auditor General,
before the end of the month of August next following the financial year to which the statement relates.
(4)The Comptroller and Auditor General must—
(a)examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts which he receives under sub-paragraph (3), and
(b)lay a copy of each statement and of his report before each House of Parliament.
(5)In this paragraph “financial year” means—
(a)the period beginning with the date on which the Regulator is established and ending with the next following 31st March, and
(b)each successive period of 12 months.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 1 para. 27 in force at 10.2.2005 by S.I. 2005/275, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 28 repealed (26.11.2008) by Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), ss. 133(5), 149(2), Sch. 11 Pt. 6
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