The Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005

[F1 17.   In paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 5 (delegation)— U.K.

(a) after sub-paragraph (g), insert—

“(ga) regulation 9(1)(d) of the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) (receiving notification of the details prescribed in regulation 14);

(gb) regulation 14A of the 2005 Regulations (working with qualifying pension schemes);

(gc) regulations 17 to 20 of, and Schedules 2 and 2A to, the 2005 Regulations in so far as those provisions relate to—

(i) the determination of the amount of payments to beneficiaries,

(ii) paying instalments of payments to beneficiaries (including non-payment where the scheme manager decides to suspend payments in accordance with regulation 8 of the Financial Assistance Scheme (Provision of Information and Administration of Payments) Regulations 2005), or

(iii) receiving information pursuant to notification requirements;

(gd) the Financial Assistance Scheme (Provision of Information and Administration of Payments) Regulations 2005 except—

(i) regulation 3(2) (notification following determination of whether or not a scheme is a qualifying pension scheme), and

(ii) regulation 8 (suspension of payments) in so far as that regulation provides for the scheme manager to decide to suspend payments or not continue any such suspension;

(ge) regulations 3 (notice of a reviewable determination), 14(d) (dealing with matters arising out of a review decision) and 16 (notice of a review decision or a subsequent review decision) of the Financial Assistance Scheme (Internal Review) Regulations 2005;

(gf) regulation 23(6) and (8) (taking or refraining from taking such steps as directed by the Ombudsman) of the Financial Assistance Scheme (Appeals) Regulations 2005;”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (h), for the words “paragraphs (a) to (g)” substitute “paragraphs (a) to (gf)”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 paras. 17, 18 added (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 18(f) (with reg. 37)