16. In regulation 36 (cessation of employment: Form P45)(1), after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) If Part 3 of Form P45 is not available—
(a)the employer is not required to complete that Part of the Form, and
(b)where the employer does not complete that Part, any requirement, however expressed, in these Regulations which relates only to Part 3 does not apply.”.
Regulation 36 has been amended by regulation 3 of S.I. 2007/2969 and regulation 6 of S.I. 20012/822.