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(1)Regulations may make provision requiring the trustees or managers of closed schemes to obtain actuarial valuations of the scheme at such intervals as may be prescribed for the purposes of enabling them to determine—
(a)the benefits payable under the scheme rules;
(b)whether to make an application under section 157.
(2)Regulations under this section may prescribe how—
(a)the assets, the full scheme liabilities and the protected liabilities in relation to closed schemes, and
(b)their amount or value,
are to be determined, calculated and verified.
(3)Subject to any provision made under subsection (2), those matters are to be determined, calculated and verified in accordance with guidance issued by the Board.
(4)In calculating the amount of any liabilities for the purposes of a valuation required by virtue of this section, a provision of the scheme rules which limits the amount of the scheme’s liabilities by reference to the value of its assets is to be disregarded.
(5)Nothing in regulations under this section may require the trustees or managers of a closed scheme to obtain an actuarial valuation of the scheme until—
(a)the period within which the issue of the determination notice, under section 153(6), in respect of the Board’s determination to authorise the scheme to continue as a closed scheme, may be reviewed by virtue of Chapter 6 has expired, and
(b)if the issue of the notice is so reviewed—
(i)the review and any reconsideration,
(ii)any reference to the PPF Ombudsman in respect of the issue of the notice, and
(iii)any appeal against his determination or directions,
has been finally disposed of and the notice has not been revoked, varied or substituted.
(6)In this section, in relation to a scheme—
“actuarial valuation” means a written valuation of—
the scheme’s assets,
the full scheme liabilities, and
the protected liabilities in relation to the scheme,
prepared and signed by the actuary;
“the actuary” means—
the actuary appointed under section 47(1)(b) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) (professional advisers) in relation to the scheme, or
if no such actuary has been appointed—
a person with prescribed qualifications or experience, or
a person approved by the Secretary of State;
“assets” do not include assets representing the value of any rights in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules;
“closed scheme” has the same meaning as in section 155;
“full scheme liabilities” means—
the liabilities under the scheme rules to or in respect of members of the scheme,
other liabilities of the scheme, and
the estimated cost of winding up the scheme;
“liabilities” does not include liabilities in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules.
Commencement Information
I1S. 156(1)(2)(5)(6) in force at 1.11.2006 for specified purposes and 6.4.2007 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2006/2272, art. 2(5), Sch. Pt. 1
I2S. 156(3)(4) in force at 6.4.2007 by S.I. 2006/2272, art. 2(7), Sch. Pt. 2
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