- Enforced by
- TPR
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 1 of 11 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Trustee — also bound by 104 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Preliminary
0 of 1 section shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Administration
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schemes that were contracted-out etc and Effects on Members’ State Scheme Rights ...
2 of 92 sections shown- Provide guaranteed minimum pensions for widows, widowers and surviving civil partnersTrustee
- Relevant persons must consent to GMP conversion in advanceResponsible Person
90 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Safeguarded rights
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Protection for early leavers
0 of 24 sections shown24 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Requirements relating to pension credit benefit
18 of 18 sections shownamended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
- Comply with pension transfer noticesTrustee
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
Annual Increases of Pensions in Payment
2 of 9 sections shown7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Further Requirements for Protection of Scheme Members
11 of 12 sections shown- Provide pension contribution payment information when requested by trusteesEmployer
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 16 times
- Refer pension scheme members to guidance before transfer or benefits startTrustee
amended 16 times
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Insolvency of employers
5 of 10 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Relationship between requirements and scheme rules
6 of 7 sections shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Modification and winding up of schemes
6 of 9 sections shown3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Investigations: the Pensions Ombudsman
10 of 10 sections shownamended 4 times
amended 17 times
General and miscellaneous provisions
26 of 29 sections shown- Fail to provide information or make false statementAny Person
Unlimited fine
amended 20 times
amended 22 times
amended 3 times
amended 9 times
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Supplementary Provisions
14 of 19 sections shownamended 62 times
amended 62 times
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
2 of 122 shown- Pay NI contributions equivalent premium in priority when insolventAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Contract-out requirement for occupational pension schemes repealedCrown / Minister / Government department
120 other schedules
- Provide members with a pension statement of entitlement on requestTrustee
amended 4 times
amended 4 times
amended 4 times
amended 4 times
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
- Notify pension scheme members of cash transfer rights after service endsTrustee
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
- Act on member's cash transfer or refund election within a reasonable periodTrustee
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
11 other provisions
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.