UK Act of Parliament 2005 c. 255 Northern Ireland

The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 12 of 104 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 90 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person23 Trustee20 Employer4 Director or Officer2 Trader1

Plus 54 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Trustee — also bound by 104 other Acts
Charities Act 2011 27 duties
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

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Part 1

INTRODUCTORY

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Title and commencement
s.art002 General interpretation
Part 2

THE PENSIONS REGULATOR

38 of 128 sections shown
s.art004 Regulator's objectives Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must protect pension benefits and promote good administrationStatutory regulator
s.art016 Pension liberation: restraining orders Regulated
  • Comply with pension liberation restraining orders on accounts you holdAny Person
s.art021 Period of effect etc. of freezing order Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Regulator must limit freezing orders to maximum 6 monthsStatutory regulator
s.art034 Article 34 contribution notice: meaning of “employer insolvency test” Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Pensions Regulator must determine employer insolvency test using specified criteriaStatutory regulator
s.art034 Article 34 contribution notice issued by reference to employer insolvency test: defence Regulated
  • Defend against a contribution notice by showing due diligence on pension debtAny Person
s.art034 Article 34 contribution notice issued by reference to employer resources test: defence Regulated
  • Show you considered the impact on employer resources to avoid a contribution noticeAny Person
s.art036 Content and effect of an Article 34 contribution notice Regulated
  • Pay the amount demanded in a pension contribution noticeAny Person
s.art038 (1) This Article applies where a contribution notice is issued... Prosecution
  • Fail to pay contribution notice debt on timeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art038 (1) This Article applies where a contribution notice is issued... Regulated
  • Pay the debt specified in a contribution notice by the due dateAny Person
s.art045 Content and effect of an Article 43 contribution notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Regulator must specify reasons and amounts in contribution noticesStatutory regulator
s.art050 Content and effect of a restoration order Regulated
  • Comply with restoration order within specified periodAny Person
s.art052 Content and effect of an Article 51 contribution notice Regulated
  • Pay the sum specified in a contribution notice from the Pensions RegulatorAny Person
s.art054 (1) This Article applies in relation to an occupational pension... Prosecution
  • Prevent recovery of pension scheme debtAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art054 (1) This Article applies in relation to an occupational pension... Prosecution
  • Act to materially harm pension benefitsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art058 Duty of the Regulator to issue scheme return notices Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pensions Regulator must issue periodic scheme return noticesStatutory regulator
s.art059 Duty of trustees or managers to provide scheme return Regulated
  • Provide scheme return to the Pensions Regulator by the return dateTrustee
s.art060 Scheme returns: supplementary Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must issue scheme return notices with required content and minimum 28-day noticeStatutory regulator
s.art061 Register of prohibited trustees Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must keep register of prohibited trustees and restrict public accessStatutory regulator
s.art062 Accessibility of register of prohibited trustees Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must make the prohibition register available for public inspectionStatutory regulator
s.art064 Duty to notify the Regulator of certain events Regulated
  • Notify the Pensions Regulator of certain eventsTrustee
s.art064 Duty to give notices and statements to the Regulator in respect of certain events Regulated
  • Notify the Pensions Regulator of prescribed events affecting the pension schemeEmployer
s.art065 Duty to report breaches of the law Regulated
  • Report pension scheme legal breaches to the RegulatorTrustee
s.art065 Duty to report late payment of employer contributions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Report late employer pension contributions to The Pensions RegulatorCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art072 Penalties relating to Articles 67 to 70 Prosecution
  • Fail to provide information or obstruct pension regulatorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art072 Fixed penalty notices Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with pensions information notice or obstruct inspectorAny Person

Fine up to £50,000

s.art072 Escalating penalty notices Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with a pensions notice (Article 67/67A)Any Person

Unlimited fine

s.art075 Offences of providing false or misleading information Prosecution
  • Providing false or misleading information to the Pensions RegulatorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art075 (1) Article 83A (financial penalties) applies to a person who... Regulated
  • Provide false or misleading information to the Pensions RegulatorAny Person
s.art077 Restricted information Prosecution
  • Disclose restricted pension informationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art078 Information supplied to the Regulator by corresponding overseas authorities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must not disclose overseas-supplied information except for specified purposesStatutory regulator
s.art084 Publishing reports etc. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must notify scheme manager before publishing reports on public service pension schemesStatutory regulator
s.art084 Reports about misappropriation, etc. in public service pension schemes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must report suspected misappropriation or conflict of interest to scheme managerStatutory regulator
s.art086 Procedure for issue and publication of codes of practice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pensions Regulator must follow consultation and approval process for issuing codes of practiceStatutory regulator
s.art089 Publication of procedure in relation to regulatory functions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Pensions Regulator must publish its regulatory procedureStatutory regulator
s.art090 Application of standard and special procedure Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Pensions Regulator must follow standard or special procedure before exercising regulatory functionsStatutory regulator
s.art091 Standard procedure Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must follow fair procedure before issuing contribution noticesStatutory regulator
s.art095 Duty to have regard to the interests of members etc. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must consider members' interests when making decisionsStatutory regulator
s.art096 Offences Prosecution
  • Fail to attend or produce documents for pension tribunalAny Person

Unlimited fine

90 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art003 Regulator's functions
s.art005 Supplementary powers
s.art006 Transfer of OPRA's functions to the Regulator
s.art007 Functions exercisable by the Determinations Panel
s.art008 Provision of information, education and assistance
s.art009 Improvement notices
s.art010 Third party notices
s.art010 Appointment of skilled person to assist public service pension scheme
s.art011 Injunctions
s.art012 Restitution
s.art013 Power of the Regulator to recover unpaid contributions
s.art014 Pension liberation: interpretation
s.art015 Pension liberation: Court's power to order restitution
s.art017 Pension liberation: repatriation orders
s.art018 Powers to wind up occupational pension schemes
s.art019 Freezing orders
s.art020 Consequences of freezing order
s.art022 Validation of action in contravention of freezing order
s.art023 Effect of determination to wind up scheme on freezing order
s.art024 Effect of winding up order on freezing order
s.art025 Effect of assessment period under Part III on freezing order
s.art026 Power to give a direction where freezing order ceases to have effect
s.art027 Notification of trustees, managers, employers and members
s.art028 Articles 19 to 27: supplementary
s.art029 Prohibition orders
s.art030 Suspension orders
s.art031 Appointment of trustees by the Regulator
s.art032 Independent trustees
s.art033 Disqualification
s.art034 Contribution notices where avoidance of employer debt
s.art034 Article 34 contribution notice: meaning of “material detriment test”
s.art034 Article 34 contribution notice issued by reference to material detriment test: defence
s.art034 Article 34 contribution notice: meaning of “employer resources test”
s.art035 The sum specified in an Article 34 contribution notice
s.art035 Article 34 contribution notice: transfer of members of the scheme
s.art035 Article 35A: supplemental
s.art037 Article 34 contribution notice: relationship with employer debt
s.art038 Article 34 contribution notice: clearance statements
s.art039 Financial support directions
s.art039 Financial support directions: transfer of members of the scheme
s.art039 Article 39A: supplemental
s.art040 Meaning of “service company” and “insufficiently resourced”
s.art041 Meaning of “financial support”
s.art042 Financial support directions: clearance statements
s.art043 Contribution notices where non-compliance with financial support direction
s.art044 The sum specified in an Article 43 contribution notice
s.art046 Article 43 contribution notice: relationship with employer debt
s.art047 Articles 39 to 46: interpretation
s.art048 Restoration orders where transactions at an undervalue
s.art049 Restoration orders: supplementary
s.art051 Contribution notice where failure to comply with a restoration order
s.art053 Articles 34 to 52: partnerships and limited liability partnerships
s.art054 Regulator's right to apply under Article 367 of the Insolvency Order
s.art054 (1) This Article applies in relation to an occupational pension...
s.art054 (1) This Article applies in relation to an occupational pension...
s.art055 Registrable information
s.art056 The register: inspection, provision of information and reports etc.
s.art057 The register: duties of trustees or managers
s.art063 Information relevant to the Board
s.art066 Reports by skilled persons
s.art067 Provision of information
s.art067 Interviews
s.art068 Inspection of premises
s.art069 Inspection of premises in respect of employers' obligations
s.art070 Inspection of premises: powers of inspectors
s.art071 Inspection of premises: supplementary
s.art073 Warrants
s.art074 Articles 67 to 73: interpretation
s.art075 (1) This Article applies in relation to an occupational pension...
s.art076 Use of information
s.art079 Disclosure for facilitating exercise of functions by the Regulator
s.art080 Disclosure for facilitating exercise of functions by the Board
s.art081 Disclosure for facilitating exercise of functions by other supervisory authorities
s.art082 Other permitted disclosures
s.art083 Tax information etc.
s.art083 (1) Where the Regulator is satisfied that by reason of...
s.art083 (1) Paragraph (3) applies where— (a) the Regulator is satisfied...
s.art083 (1) A penalty under Article 83A is recoverable by the...
s.art085 Codes of practice
s.art085 Codes of practice: public service pension schemes
s.art087 Revocation of codes of practice
s.art088 The Regulator's procedure in relation to its regulatory functions
s.art092 Special procedure: applicable cases
s.art093 Special procedure
s.art094 Compulsory review
s.art096 Powers to vary or revoke orders, notices or directions etc.
s.art097 References in relation to decisions of the Regulator
s.art098 Appeal on a point of law
s.art099 Redetermination etc. by the Tribunal
s.art100 Disclosure of information
Part 3

THE BOARD OF THE PENSION PROTECTION FUND

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s.art104 Duty to notify insolvency events in respect of employers Regulated
  • Insolvency practitioner must notify pension scheme stakeholders of employer insolvencyDirector or Officer
s.art106 Insolvency practitioner's duty to issue notices confirming status of scheme Regulated
  • Issue notices about pension scheme rescue status when employer becomes insolventDirector or Officer
s.art108 Board's duty where there is a failure to comply with Article 106 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must issue notices when insolvency practitioner fails to do soStatutory regulator
s.art109 Binding notices confirming status of scheme Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must notify parties once scheme notice becomes bindingStatutory regulator
s.art114 Board's duty where application or notification received under Article 113 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must determine scheme rescue status and issue failure or withdrawal noticesStatutory regulator
s.art121 Board to act as creditor of the employer Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must take over employer debt rights from trustees during assessment periodStatutory regulator
s.art127 Determinations under Article 127 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notify trustees, regulator and insolvency practitioner of determinations and binding statusCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art128 Approval of valuation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Board must approve valuations and share copies with affected partiesStatutory regulator
s.art129 Binding valuations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF must notify parties when a binding valuation takes effectStatutory regulator
s.art130 Schemes which become eligible schemes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must refuse ineligible schemes and issue withdrawal noticesStatutory regulator
s.art131 New schemes created to replace existing schemes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must refuse responsibility for schemes set up to avoid compensation rulesStatutory regulator
s.art132 Withdrawal following issue of Article 106(4) notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must issue withdrawal notice when no insolvency event occursStatutory regulator
s.art136 Duty to assume responsibility following reconsideration Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must assume responsibility for pension scheme if assets insufficient after reconsiderationStatutory regulator
s.art137 Closed schemes Regulated
  • Apply to continue as a closed scheme if full buy-out quotation is unobtainableTrustee
s.art142 Duty to assume responsibility for closed schemes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pension Protection Fund must take over closed schemes with insufficient assetsStatutory regulator
s.art144 Transfer notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pension Protection Fund must issue a transfer notice to trusteesStatutory regulator
s.art145 Effect of Board assuming responsibility for a scheme Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pension scheme members: your rights when the Pension Protection Fund takes overStatutory regulator
s.art147 Adjustments to be made where the Board assumes responsibility for a scheme Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must recover overpaid benefits or pay underpaid compensationStatutory regulator
s.art149 Guaranteed minimum pensions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must notify HMRC when it takes over a pension schemeStatutory regulator
s.art150 Duty to pay scheme benefits unpaid at assessment date etc. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must pay unpaid pension benefits after scheme assessmentStatutory regulator
s.art154 Discharge of liabilities in respect of money purchase benefits Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must discharge money purchase benefit liabilities in prescribed mannerStatutory regulator
s.art157 Initial levy Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must impose an initial levy on eligible pension schemesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art158 Pension protection levies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Board must impose risk-based and scheme-based pension protection levies each yearStatutory regulator
s.art159 Supplementary provisions about pension protection levies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must consult and publish on pension protection levy determinationsStatutory regulator
s.art164 Calculation, collection and recovery of levies Regulated
  • Pay initial and pension protection levies for your pension schemeTrustee
s.art166 Board's duties in respect of certain applications under Article 165 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must issue scheme rescue outcome noticesStatutory regulator
s.art168 Fraud compensation payments Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must pay fraud compensation to pension scheme trustees and notify all partiesStatutory regulator
s.art169 Interim payments Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must not exceed prescribed interim payment amountsStatutory regulator
s.art175 Penalties relating to Articles 173 and 174 Prosecution
  • Fail to provide information, obstruct inspection, or destroy requested documentsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art177 Offence of providing false or misleading information to the Board Prosecution
  • Provide false or misleading information to the Pension Protection FundAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art179 Restricted information Prosecution
  • Disclose restricted pension information without consentAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art189 Review and reconsideration by the Board of reviewable matters Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must establish review and reconsideration process for decisionsStatutory regulator
s.art192 Reference of reviewable matter to the PPF Ombudsman Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • PPF Ombudsman must investigate referred reviewable matters and direct the BoardTribunal / Court
72 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art101 Board's functions and supplementary powers etc.
s.art102 Grants
s.art103 Administration levy
s.art103 Administration levy: interest for late payment
s.art105 Insolvency event, insolvency date and insolvency practitioner
s.art107 Approval of notices issued under Article 106
s.art110 Eligible schemes
s.art111 Duty to assume responsibility for schemes following insolvency event
s.art112 Duty to assume responsibility for schemes following application or notification
s.art113 Applications and notifications for the purposes of Article 112
s.art115 Protected liabilities
s.art116 Assessment periods
s.art117 Admission of new members, payment of contributions etc.
s.art118 Directions
s.art119 Restrictions on winding up, discharge of liabilities etc.
s.art120 Power to validate contraventions of Article 119
s.art122 Payment of scheme benefits
s.art123 Loans to pay scheme benefits
s.art124 Reviewable ill health pensions
s.art125 Effect of a review
s.art126 Articles 124 and 125: interpretation
s.art127 Board's obligation to obtain valuation of assets and protected liabilities
s.art133 Circumstances in which Board ceases to be involved with an eligible scheme
s.art134 Consequences of the Board ceasing to be involved with a scheme
s.art135 Application for reconsideration
s.art138 Requirement to wind up schemes with sufficient assets to meet protected liabilities
s.art139 Treatment of closed schemes
s.art140 Valuations of closed schemes
s.art141 Applications and notifications where closed schemes have insufficient assets
s.art143 Closed schemes: further assessment periods
s.art146 The pension compensation provisions
s.art148 Postponement of compensation entitlement for the assessment period
s.art151 Modification of Chapter where liabilities discharged during assessment period
s.art152 Administration of compensation
s.art152 Charges in respect of pension sharing etc.
s.art153 Discharge of liabilities in respect of compensation
s.art155 Equal treatment
s.art156 Relationship with fraud compensation regime
s.art160 Amounts to be raised by the pension protection levies
s.art161 The levy ceiling
s.art162 Valuations to determine scheme underfunding
s.art163 Pension protection levies during the transitional period
s.art164 Pension protection levy: interest for late payment
s.art165 Cases where fraud compensation payments can be made
s.art167 Recovery of value
s.art170 Board's powers to make fraud compensation transfer payments
s.art171 Fraud compensation levy
s.art171 Fraud compensation levy: interest for late payment
s.art172 Information to be provided to the Board etc.
s.art173 Notices requiring provision of information
s.art174 Entry of premises
s.art176 Warrants
s.art178 Use of information
s.art180 Disclosure for facilitating exercise of functions by the Board
s.art181 Disclosure for facilitating exercise of functions by the Regulator
s.art182 Disclosure for facilitating exercise of functions by other supervisory authorities
s.art183 Other permitted disclosures
s.art184 Tax information
s.art185 Provision of information to members of schemes etc.
s.art186 Articles 172 to 185: interpretation
s.art187 Publishing reports etc.
s.art188 Meaning of “reviewable matters”
s.art190 Investigation by the Board of complaints of maladministration
s.art191 The PPF Ombudsman
s.art193 Investigation by PPF Ombudsman of complaints of maladministration
s.art194 Referral of questions of law
s.art195 Publishing reports etc.
s.art196 Determinations of the PPF Ombudsman
s.art197 Obstruction etc. of the PPF Ombudsman
s.art198 Backdating the winding up of eligible schemes
s.art199 Pension sharing
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Part 4

SCHEME FUNDING

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s.art200 Statement of strategy Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain a written statement of the pension scheme’s funding and investment strategyTrustee
s.art202 Statement of funding principles Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain a written statement of funding principles for your pension schemeTrustee
s.art204 Certification of technical provisions Regulated
  • Actuary must certify technical provisions in pension valuationsAny Person
s.art205 Recovery plan Regulated
  • Prepare or revise a recovery plan if pension scheme is underfundedTrustee
s.art206 Schedule of contributions Regulated
  • Prepare, review and maintain a schedule of contributions for your pension schemeTrustee
s.art207 Failure to make payments Regulated
  • Report late pension contributions to The Pensions Regulator and membersTrustee
s.art208 Matters requiring agreement of the employer Regulated
  • Provide agreement to pension scheme trustees on funding and investment strategyEmployer
s.art209 Matters on which advice of actuary must be obtained Regulated
  • Obtain actuarial advice before key pension funding decisionsTrustee
s.art210 Powers of the Regulator Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator can step in when pension funding rules are brokenStatutory regulator
s.art210 Requirements for winding up procedure Regulated
  • Prepare a winding up procedure when scheme starts winding upTrustee
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art200 Pension schemes to which this Part applies
s.art200 Funding and investment strategy
s.art201 The statutory funding objective
s.art203 Actuarial valuations and reports
s.art211 Power to modify provisions of this Part
s.art212 Construction as one with the 1995 Order
Part 5

FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT

2 of 10 sections shown
s.art215 Information and advice to employees Regulated
  • Report to the Pensions Regulator on pension information actions takenEmployer
s.art215 Compliance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must enforce compliance with pension scheme regulations using notices and penaltiesStatutory regulator
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art213 Supply of housing benefit information
s.art214 Combined pension forecasts
s.art215 Qualifying pensions dashboard service
s.art215 Qualifying pension dashboard service: further provision
s.art215 Articles 215A and 215B: interpretation
s.art215 Information from occupational pension schemes
s.art215 Information from occupational pension schemes: further provision
s.art215 Articles 215D and 215E: interpretation
Part 6

OCCUPATIONAL AND PERSONAL PENSION SCHEMES: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

12 of 50 sections shown
s.art219 Requirement for member-nominated directors of corporate trustees Regulated
  • Ensure at least one-third of corporate trustee directors are member-nominatedTrustee
s.art221 Investment principles Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain a statement of investment principles for the pension schemeTrustee
s.art224 Requirement for knowledge and understanding: individual trustees Regulated
  • Stay informed about your pension scheme's documents and pensions lawTrustee
s.art225 Requirement for knowledge and understanding: corporate trustees Regulated
  • Ensure trustee directors know pension scheme rules and lawTrustee
s.art225 Requirement for knowledge and understanding: pension boards of public service pension schemes Regulated
  • Pension board members must know scheme rules and pensions lawTrader
s.art226 Requirement for an effective system of governance Regulated
  • Establish and operate effective pension scheme governanceTrustee
s.art226 Requirement for internal controls: public service pension schemes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scheme manager must establish and operate adequate internal controlsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art229 UK-based scheme to be trust with effective rules Regulated
  • Ensure UK-based occupational pension scheme is under irrevocable trust with written rules before accepting paymentsTrustee
s.art232 Activities of occupational pension schemes Regulated
  • Limit occupational pension scheme activities to retirement benefitsTrustee
s.art233 No indemnification for fines or civil penalties Prosecution
  • Accept reimbursement of fines or penalties from pension scheme assetsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art238 Further provisions about regulations relating to consultation Regulated
  • Provide information to the Pensions Regulator about pension consultation complianceTrustee
s.art245 Payments made by employers to personal pension schemes Regulated
  • Employers must provide payment information to pension trustees on requestEmployer
38 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art216 Categories of pension scheme
s.art217 Meaning of employer in Part II of the 1995 Order
s.art218 Requirement for member-nominated trustees
s.art220 Member-nominated trustees and directors: supplementary
s.art222 Power to make regulations governing investment by trustees
s.art223 Borrowing by trustees
s.art226 Requirement for knowledge and understanding: supplementary
s.art227 Payment of surplus to employer
s.art228 Payment of surplus to employer: transitional power to amend scheme
s.art230 Non-UK scheme to be trust with UK-resident trustee
s.art231 Representative of non-UK scheme to be treated as trustee
s.art234 Conditions for pension protection
s.art235 Form of protection
s.art236 Consultation by employers: occupational pension schemes
s.art237 Consultation by employers: personal pension schemes
s.art239 Modification of subsisting rights
s.art240 Increase in age at which short service benefit must be payable
s.art241 Early leavers: cash transfer sums and contribution refunds
s.art242 Paternity leave and adoption leave
s.art243 Inalienability of occupational pension
s.art244 Voluntary contributions
s.art246 Payments made by employers and members to occupational pension schemes
s.art247 Winding up
s.art248 Debt due from the employer when assets insufficient
s.art249 Debt due from the employer in the case of multi-employer schemes
s.art250 Resolution of disputes
s.art251 Deputy Pensions Ombudsman
s.art252 Jurisdiction
s.art253 Investigations
s.art254 Amendments relating to the Pensions Compensation Board
s.art255 Annual increase in rate of certain occupational pensions
s.art256 Annual increase in rate of certain personal pensions
s.art257 Power to increase pensions giving effect to pension credits etc.
s.art258 Exemption from statutory revaluation requirement
s.art259 Meaning of “working life” in Pension Schemes Act
s.art260 Power to prescribe conditions by reference to Inland Revenue approval
s.art261 Restrictions on commutation and age at which benefits may be received
s.art262 Meaning of “stakeholder pension scheme”
Part 7

CROSS-BORDER ACTIVITIES WITHIN EUROPEAN UNION

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10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art263 Occupational pension scheme receiving contributions from European employer
s.art264 General authorisation to accept contributions from European employers
s.art265 Approval in relation to particular European employer
s.art266 Notification of legal requirements of host EEA state outside United Kingdom
s.art267 Duty of trustees or managers to act consistently with law of host EEA state
s.art268 Power of Regulator to require ring-fencing of assets
s.art268 Exemption from enrolment duty under Part 1 of Pensions ( No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
s.art269 Functions of Regulator in relation to institutions administered in other EEA states
s.art270 Stopping disposal of assets of institutions administered in other EEA states
s.art271 Interpretation of Part
Part 8

STATE PENSIONS

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art272 Persons entitled to more than one Category B retirement pension
s.art273 Deferral of retirement pensions and shared additional pensions
s.art274 Disclosure of state pension information
Part 9

MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

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20 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art275 Information obtained by the Regulator
s.art276 Information obtained by the Board
s.art277 Notification and documents in electronic form
s.art278 Timing and location of things done electronically
s.art279 Overriding requirements
s.art280 Modification of this Order in relation to certain categories of schemes
s.art281 Modification of pensions legislation that refers to employers
s.art282 Admissibility of statements
s.art283 Protected items
s.art284 Liens
s.art285 Crown application
s.art286 Breach of regulations
s.art287 Orders and regulations (general provisions)
s.art288 Assembly etc. control of orders and regulations
s.art289 Consultations about regulations
s.art290 Minor and consequential amendments
s.art292 Transitional adaptations etc.: section 322(1) of the Pensions Act 2004
s.art293 Power to make further provision in connection with civil partnership
s.art294 Pre-consolidation amendments
s.paragraph/p36 Article 291— Repeals
Schedules

Schedules

9 of 181 shown
s.sch002 The duty under Article 23(4), and regulations made thereunder, to... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must remove ineligible independent trustees from the registerStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1 ) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 145 and subject to sub-paragraph (2),... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pension Protection Fund Board must take over pending legal proceedingsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch005 No person shall have any power, in consequence of the transfer, to terminate or modify... Regulated
  • No one may cancel or change pension scheme rights after a transferAny Person
s.sch005 (1) The Board must take all such steps as may be required to secure that... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must ensure foreign property transfers are legally effective abroadStatutory regulator
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where—... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pension Protection Fund must pay survivor compensation when a member dies before the assessment dateCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch006 (1) The Board must determine an application for a terminal... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must determine terminal illness lump sum applicationsStatutory regulator
s.sch006 (1) The Department may, on the recommendation of the Board,... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must consult and publish before recommending changes to compensation percentagesStatutory regulator
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the pensioner dies on... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pay lifelong compensation to surviving spouse when pensioner diesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch008 Any failure by the Board to make a payment required by Article 147(4)(b) (adjustments to... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Pension Protection Fund must make required adjustment paymentsStatutory regulator
172 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Regulator may authorise— (a) any executive member of the...
s.sch001 (1) The Department may make regulations— (a) limiting the extent...
s.sch001 (1) Section 170 of the Pension Schemes Act (levies towards certain expenditure) is amended as...
s.sch002 The power by direction under section 95(4) to grant an...
s.sch002 The power under Article 9 to exercise by order the...
s.sch002 The power to require a person to pay a penalty...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 11 directing...
s.sch002 The power to give directions to trustees under Article 15....
s.sch002 The power under Article 29(5) to give a notice waiving...
s.sch002 The power under Article 30(2) to exercise by order the...
s.sch002 The power under Article 58(7) to extend or further extend...
s.sch002 The power under Article 60(7) to extend or further extend...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 67G(2) by...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 67H(2) prohibiting,...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 69 authorising...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 71A modifying...
s.sch002 The power by direction under section 97J(2) to extend the...
s.sch002 The power by direction under Article 4(3)(b) to remove a...
s.sch002 The power to make or extend a restraining order under...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 16(10) permitting...
s.sch002 The power to make a repatriation order under Article 17....
s.sch002 The power to make a freezing order under Article 19....
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 21(3) extending...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 22 validating...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 24 directing...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 26 giving...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 27(3) directing...
s.sch002 The power under regulations made by virtue of section 164(4)...
s.sch002 The power to issue a contribution notice under Article 34....
s.sch002 The power to issue a direction under Article 35A(6) to...
s.sch002 The power to issue a direction under Article 37(4) to...
s.sch002 The power to issue a revised contribution notice under Article...
s.sch002 The power to issue a financial support direction under Article...
s.sch002 The power to issue a direction under Article 39A(3) to...
s.sch002 The power to issue a contribution notice under Article 43....
s.sch002 The power to issue a direction under Article 46(4) to...
s.sch002 The power to issue a revised contribution notice under Article...
s.sch002 The power to make a restoration order under Article 48....
s.sch002 The power to issue a contribution notice under Article 51....
s.sch002 The power to issue a notice under Article 66 requiring...
s.sch002 A power under section 20H (compliance with conditions of conversion...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 3(1) prohibiting...
s.sch002 The power to make a direction under Article 71(8) extending...
s.sch002 The power to make a direction under Article 73(10) extending...
s.sch002 The power to require a person to pay a penalty...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 210 modifying...
s.sch002 The power to issue a ring-fencing notice under Article 268....
s.sch002 The power to vary or revoke under Article 96—
s.sch002 The power to give a direction under section 74(2) (direction...
s.sch002 The power to give a direction under section 80(6) (direction...
s.sch002 The power under section 81 to withdraw authorisation of a...
s.sch002 The power to give a direction under section 92(4) (direction...
s.sch002 The power to make a pause order under section 95....
s.sch002 The power to make an order under paragraph 2(2) of...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under paragraph 3 of...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under paragraph 4(3) of...
s.sch002 The power to withdraw authorisation of a Master Trust scheme...
s.sch002 The power to give a direction under section 28(4) (direction...
s.sch002 The power to make a pause order under section 31....
s.sch002 The power to make an order under paragraph 2(2) of...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under paragraph 3 of...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under paragraph 4(3) of...
s.sch002 Terms used in this Part have the same meaning as...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under regulation 19 of...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 3(3) revoking...
s.sch002 The power under Article 3A(3) to give a notice waiving...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 4(1) suspending...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 4(2) extending...
s.sch002 The power to make an order under Article 4(5) revoking...
s.sch002 The power to make an order appointing a trustee under...
s.sch004 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Board may authorise— (a) any executive member of the...
s.sch004 (1) The Board may make arrangements for any of its functions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)...
s.sch004 (1) Where the Board makes arrangements under paragraph 2(1) for any of its functions to...
s.sch005 This Schedule applies where the property, rights and liabilities of an occupational pension scheme are...
s.sch005 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the property, rights and liabilities so transferred include— (a) property,...
s.sch005 The transfer is binding on all persons, even if, apart from this paragraph, it would...
s.sch005 Any reference in any agreement, document or instrument of any description to the trustees or...
s.sch006 This Schedule applies for the purposes of determining the compensation...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of paragraph 11(4)(b)....
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies where the active member dies on...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where,...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of paragraph 15(4)(b)....
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of paragraph 15(4)(c)....
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the deferred member dies...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where,...
s.sch006 In this Schedule references to “the assessment date” are to...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where—...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies to a person who—
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies to a person who—
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the assessment date falls...
s.sch006 (1) Regulations may provide for compensation to be payable, in...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) at any time during...
s.sch006 (1) In prescribed circumstances, a person entitled to periodic compensation...
s.sch006 (1) Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which, and conditions subject...
s.sch006 (1) Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which, and conditions subject...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies to a person in relation to...
s.sch006 An application for a terminal illness lump sum—
s.sch006 (1) If the Board grants an application for a terminal...
s.sch006 (1) Relevant information held by the Department or the Secretary...
s.sch006 (1) Where— (a) a person becomes entitled to relevant compensation...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph gives the meaning of “ the compensation...
s.sch006 Where, pursuant to paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 to the...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph provides for the increases mentioned in sub-paragraph...
s.sch006 (1) The Board may determine what is to be the...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where,...
s.sch006 (1) The powers conferred by this paragraph are exercisable in...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies to a member of the scheme...
s.sch006 (1) Where the scheme is a prescribed scheme or a...
s.sch006 (1) In this Schedule “normal pension age”, in relation to...
s.sch006 (1) In this Schedule, in relation to the scheme, each...
s.sch006 (1) In this Schedule, in relation to a member's entitlement...
s.sch006 (1) In this Schedule— “deferred member”, in relation to the...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies where the postponed pensioner—
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where...
s.sch006 (1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this paragraph where...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies where the active member dies on...
s.sch008 The issue of a determination notice under Article 107 approving a notice issued under Article...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue, a withdrawal notice under or by virtue of—...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue, a withdrawal notice under Article 132 (no insolvency...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue, a determination notice under Article 136(3) (whether value...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue, a determination notice under Article 137(6) (authorisation to...
s.sch008 Any direction given under Article 138(7) (directions about winding up of scheme with sufficient assets...
s.sch008 A notice under Article 142(3A) (whether Board will make a determination or obtain an actuarial...
s.sch008 The failure by the Board either to— (a) make a determination under Article 142(3)(a), or...
s.sch008 A determination by the Board under Article 142(3)(a) (whether condition in Article 142(1) satisfied).
s.sch008 The failure by the Board to give a transfer notice under Article 144.
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board of a person's entitlement to compensation under the pension compensation...
s.sch008 Any step taken by the Board under Article 147(4)(a) (adjustments to be made where Board...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board, or the failure to make a determination, under regulation 6(2)...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board of a person’s entitlement to compensation under Chapter 1 of...
s.sch008 A determination by the Board that any right of a person to PPF compensation is...
s.sch008 A determination by the Board that the implementation period for a pension compensation credit (within...
s.sch008 The recovery of a charge from a person under regulation 16 of the Pension Protection...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board, or the failure to make a determination, under regulation 53(1)...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board, or the failure to make a determination, under regulation 54(2)...
s.sch008 Any direction given by the Board, or the failure to give a direction, under regulation...
s.sch008 The making of a payment under Article 150(2) (amount of any pensions or other benefits...
s.sch008 Any determination made by the Board under regulation 16(2) or (5)(b) of the Pension Protection...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board under Article 164(3)(a) (the eligible schemes in respect of which...
s.sch008 The amount of the initial levy or any pension protection levy payable in respect of...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board of an application for the grant of a waiver under...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board under regulation 19A(7) or (8) of the Pension Protection Fund...
s.sch008 The failure to issue a determination notice under Article 107.
s.sch008 The making of a fraud compensation payment under Article 165(1), the amount of any such...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue, a notice under Article 166(2) (scheme rescue not...
s.sch008 Any settlement date determined by the Board under Article 167(2) (recovery of value) or the...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board under Article 167(4) (recovery of value: whether amount received in...
s.sch008 The making of a payment under Article 169(1) (interim payments), the amount of any such...
s.sch008 Any term or condition imposed by the Board— (a) under Article 168(2) on the making...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board under Article 169(3)(b) (interim payments) that the amount of a...
s.sch008 Any date determined by the Board under Article 170(4) (earliest date for making a fraud...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board under Article 170(6) (fraud compensation transfer payments: whether payment is...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board under Article 171(7)(a) (occupational pension schemes in respect of which...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue, a notice under Article 106 by the Board...
s.sch008 The amount of any fraud compensation levy payable in respect of an occupational pension scheme...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue, a validation notice under regulation 2(5) of the...
s.sch008 The provision of information by the Board under— (a) regulation 3(2) of the Pension Protection...
s.sch008 The issue of, or failure to issue— (a) a scheme failure notice under paragraph (2)...
s.sch008 Any direction given under paragraph (2) of Article 118 (directions during an assessment period) or...
s.sch008 The issue of a notice under Article 120(2) (power to validate contraventions of Article 119).
s.sch008 The making of a loan under Article 123(2) (loans to pay scheme benefits), the amount...
s.sch008 Any determination by the Board under Article 125(2) (determination on a review of an ill...
s.sch008 The failure by the Board either to— (a) make a determination under Article 127(2)(a), or...
s.sch008 A determination by the Board under Article 127(2)(a) (whether condition in Article 111(2)(a) or Article...
s.sch008 A notice under Article 127(2A) (whether Board will make a determination or obtain an actuarial...
s.sch008 The approval of, or failure to approve, a valuation in respect of an eligible scheme...
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