Application of Regulations
Application3
1
These Regulations apply to—
a
in the case of an occupational pension scheme which is not a multi-employer scheme—
i
any relevant employer, and
ii
if there is a relevant employer, the trustees or managers of the scheme;
b
in the case of a multi-employer scheme in relation to which there are one or more relevant employers—
i
each relevant employer,
ii
the trustees or managers of the scheme, and
iii
any other person who, under the rules of the scheme, has the power to make a listed change affecting the scheme M1; and
c
in the case of a personal pension scheme where direct payment arrangements exist in respect of one or more members of the scheme who are his employees, a relevant employer.
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For the purposes of these Regulations “relevant employer” means—
a
an employer employing in Great Britain at least the number of employees specified in paragraph (2A); and
b
in the case of—
i
an occupational pension scheme, an employer in relation to the scheme other than one who is excluded by regulation 4, and
ii
a personal pension scheme, an employer in relation to the scheme other than one who is excluded by regulation 5.
3
In these Regulations references to a personal pension scheme are to a personal pension scheme falling within paragraph (1)(c).