Part 5Occupational and personal pension schemes: miscellaneous provisions

Consultation by employers

I1C1259Consultation by employers: occupational pension schemes

1

Regulations may require any prescribed person who is the employer in relation to an occupational pension scheme and who—

a

proposes to make a prescribed decision in relation to the scheme, or

b

has been notified by the trustees or managers of the scheme that they propose to make a prescribed decision in relation to the scheme,

to consult prescribed persons in the prescribed manner before the decision is made.

2

Regulations may require the trustees or managers of an occupational pension scheme not to make a prescribed decision in relation to the scheme unless—

a

they have notified the employer of the proposed decision, and

b

they are satisfied that the employer has undertaken any consultation required by virtue of subsection (1).

3

The validity of any decision made in relation to an occupational pension scheme is not affected by any failure to comply with regulations under this section.

4

Section 261 contains further provisions about regulations under this section.