Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2006 United Kingdom

The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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7 compliance obligations

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Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.007

Notifications to employers and duty to consult

  • Notify other employers and consult affected members about pension scheme changes
s.011

Requirement to provide information

  • Provide information to employees and representatives about proposed pension scheme changes
s.012

Consultation under existing arrangements

  • Consult employees about listed pension changes using existing arrangements
s.013

Consultation in cases not covered by regulation 12

  • Consult affected pension scheme members about listed changes
s.014

Election of representatives

  • Run a fair election for pension member representatives
s.015

Conduct of consultation

  • Conduct pension scheme consultation properly with at least 60 days notice
s.016

End of consultation

  • Report consultation outcomes to the person proposing the pension change
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s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Application

s.004

Excluded employers: occupational pension schemes

s.004

(1) In this paragraph— (a) Day A is the day...

s.005

Excluded employers: personal pension schemes

s.006

Consultation required before decisions to make listed changes affecting schemes

s.008

Listed changes: occupational pension schemes

s.009

Listed changes: personal pension schemes

s.010

Listed changes: exclusions

s.017

Employment rights and protections in connection with consultation

s.018

Remedies for failure to comply

s.018

Penalties

s.019

Powers of the Regulator to waive or relax requirements

s.020

Waiver or relaxation of requirements: amendment of Schedule 2 to the Order

s.021

Waiver or relaxation of requirements: prescribed regulatory function

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