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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Pensions Ombudsman) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 6th April 1997.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 1993 Act" means the Pension Schemes Act 1993 M1;
“the 1995 Act" means the Pensions Act 1995 M2;
[F1“administrator”—
(a)in relation to an occupational pension scheme, means any person concerned with the administration of the scheme, other than a person responsible for the management of the scheme (as defined in section 146(3) of the 1993 Act for the purposes of Part X of that Act), and
(b)in relation to a personal pension scheme, means any person concerned with the administration of the scheme, other than—
(i)a person responsible for the management of the scheme (as defined in section 146(3A) of that Act for the purposes of that Part), or
(ii)a person who is or has been the employer of any member who is or has been an employed earner;]
“actual or potential beneficiaries" has the same meaning as in section 146(7) of the 1993 Act;
“complaint" means a complaint falling within section 146(1)(a) or (b) of the 1993 Act (complaint of maladministration); and
“dispute" means a dispute falling within section 146(1)(c) or (d) of the 1993 Act (disputes of fact or law).
Textual Amendments
F1 Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (6.4.1997) by The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/786) , reg. 1 , Sch. 1 para. 15(2)
Marginal Citations
M1 1993 c. 48 .
M2 1995 c. 26 .
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