Amendment of regulation 5 of the 2005 Regulations5
1
Regulation 5 of the 2005 Regulations (calculation of the amount of scheme liabilities and value of scheme assets)14 is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph (4)(b), substitute—
b
any amounts which are—
i
treated as a debt due to the trustees or managers under—
aa
section 75(2) or (4) of the 1995 Act (deficiencies in assets);
bb
section 228(3) of the 2004 Act (amounts due in accordance with a schedule of contributions);
cc
sections 59(2) (determination of contributions: supplementary) or 60(5) (serious underprovision) of the 1995 Act as they were in force before 30th December 2005;
dd
section 75(1) of the 1995 Act as it was in force before 6th April 2005; or
ee
section 144(1) of the 1993 Act (deficiencies in the assets of a scheme on winding up) as it was in force before 6th April 1997, and
ii
unlikely to be recovered without disproportionate cost or within a reasonable time;
3
For paragraph (7), substitute—
7
For the purposes of paragraph (6)—
a
“external liabilities” means such liabilities of the scheme as are shown in—
i
the net assets statement in the relevant accounts; or
ii
an estimate used for the purposes of an updated asset statement,
except that the liabilities in paragraph (8) are to be disregarded; and
b
the amount of the external liabilities is—
i
where sub-paragraph (a)(i) applies, the amount shown in the statement referred to in that sub-paragraph in respect of the external liabilities; or
ii
where sub-paragraph (a)(ii) applies, the amount shown in the estimate referred to in that sub-paragraph in respect of the external liabilities.
4
In paragraph (10)(a), omit “(“the receiving scheme”)”.
5
At the beginning of paragraph (12), insert “For the purposes of paragraph (11),”.
6
In paragraphs (14) and (17)(b), for “updated actuarial assessment” substitute “updated liabilities assessment”.