Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 3 excluded by S.I. 2000/3198 Sch. (as inserted (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3377), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 13(4))
C2Pt. 3 applied (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3381), regs. 1, 15(1)
C3Pt. 3 modified (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Regulatory Own Funds) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3380), regs. 1, 5(1)
C4Pt. 3 excluded (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3377), regs. 1, 17
C5Pt. 3 modified (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3377), regs. 1, 19, Sch. 2
C6Pt. 3 extended by S.I. 1996/1172 reg. 49(4)(a)(i) (as substituted (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3377), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 1(5)(a))
(1)If having obtained an actuarial valuation it appears to the trustees or managers of a scheme that the statutory funding objective was not met on the effective date of the valuation, they must, within the prescribed time—
(a)if there is no existing recovery plan in force, prepare a recovery plan;
(b)if there is an existing recovery plan in force, review and if necessary revise it.
(2)A recovery plan must set out—
(a)the steps to be taken to meet the statutory funding objective, and
(b)the period within which that is to be achieved.
(3)A recovery plan must comply with any prescribed requirements and must be appropriate having regard to the nature and circumstances of the scheme.
(4)In preparing or revising a recovery plan the trustees or managers must take account of prescribed matters.
(5)Provision may be made by regulations as to other circumstances in which a recovery plan may or must be reviewed and if necessary revised.
(6)The trustees or managers must, except in prescribed circumstances, send a copy of any recovery plan to the Regulator within a reasonable period after it is prepared or, as the case may be, revised.
The copy of any recovery plan sent to the Regulator must be accompanied by the prescribed information.
(7)Where any requirement of this section is not complied with, section 10 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) (civil penalties) applies to a trustee or manager who has failed to take all reasonable steps to secure compliance.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7Ss. 224-231 modified (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3377), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 7
Commencement Information
I1S. 226 in force at 4.12.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/3331, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
I2S. 226 in force at 30.12.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/3331, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1