The Pension Protection Fund (Multi-employer Schemes) (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Notification of insolvency events, confirmation of scheme status etc.

29.—(1) Article 104 (duty to notify insolvency events in respect of employers) shall be modified in its application to a segregated part to which regulation 28 applies so that it shall be read as if –

(a) for paragraph (1) there were substituted the following paragraph –

“(1) This Article applies where an insolvency event occurs in relation to an employer in relation to a section of a multi-employer scheme which is divided into two or more sections (“a segregated scheme”) with at least two employers in relation to that section of the scheme (“a multi-employer section”) under the rules of which the trustees or managers are required, in circumstances where an employer in relation to that section of the scheme ceases to participate in the scheme, to segregate such part of the assets of the section as is attributable to the liabilities of the section to provide pensions or other benefits to or in respect of the pensionable service of some or all of the members of the section by reference to that employer (“the segregated part”).”; and

(b) after paragraph (2) there were inserted the following paragraph –

“(2A) Where the trustees or managers of a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme to which this Article applies receive a notice from an insolvency practitioner under paragraph (2), they must send a copy of that notice as soon as practicable to the trustees or managers of each section of the scheme (if different) and to all the employers in relation to the scheme.”.

(2) Article 106 (insolvency practitioner’s duty to issue notices confirming status of scheme) shall be modified in its application to a segregated part to which regulation 28 applies so that it shall be read as if –

(a) for paragraph (1) there were substituted the following paragraph –

“(1) This Article applies where an insolvency event has occurred in relation to an employer in relation to a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme and a segregated part of the section is created.”;

(b) in paragraph (2) –

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) after “a scheme rescue is not possible” there were inserted “in relation to the relevant segregated part of a multi-employer section of the scheme”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) after “a scheme rescue has occurred” there were inserted “in relation to the relevant segregated part of a multi-employer section of the scheme”;

(c) in paragraph (4) –

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) after “a scheme rescue is not possible” there were inserted “in relation to the relevant segregated part”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) after “a scheme rescue has occurred” there were inserted “in relation to the relevant segregated part”;

(d) in paragraph (5) –

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “in relation to an occupational pension scheme” there were substituted “in relation to a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “in relation to such a scheme” there were substituted “in relation to such a part”; and

(e) after paragraph (6) there were inserted the following paragraph –

“(6A) Where the trustees or managers of a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme receive a copy of a notice from an insolvency practitioner or former insolvency practitioner under paragraph (6), they must send a copy of that notice as soon as practicable to the trustees or managers of each section of the scheme (if different) and to all the employers in relation to the scheme.”.

(3) Article 107 (approval of notices issued under Article 106) shall be modified in its application to a segregated part to which regulation 28 applies so that it shall be read as if –

(a) for paragraph (1) there were substituted the following paragraph –

“(1) This Article applies where the Board receives a notice under Article 106(6) (“the Article 106 notice”) in relation to an employer in relation to a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme.”; and

(b) after paragraph (4) there were inserted the following paragraph –

“(4A) Where the trustees or managers of a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme receive a copy of a determination notice issued by the Board under paragraph (4), they must send a copy of that notice as soon as practicable to the trustees or managers of each section of the scheme (if different) and to all the employers in relation to the scheme.”.

(4) Article 108 (Board’s duty where there is a failure to comply with Article 106) shall be modified in its application to a segregated part to which regulation 28 applies so that it shall be read as if –

(a) in paragraph (1) for “in relation to an occupational pension scheme” there were substituted “in relation to a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme”; and

(b) after paragraph (4) there were inserted the following paragraph –

“(4A) Where the trustees or managers of a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme receive a copy of a notice issued by the Board under Article 106 by virtue of this Article, they must send a copy of that notice as soon as practicable to the trustees or managers of each section of the scheme (if different) and to all the employers in relation to the scheme.”.

(5) Article 109 (binding notices confirming status of scheme) shall be modified in its application to a segregated part to which regulation 28 applies so that it shall be read as if after paragraph (3) there were inserted the following paragraph –

“(3A) Where the trustees or managers of a segregated part of a multi-employer section of a segregated scheme receive a notice from the Board under paragraph (3) together with a copy of the binding notice, they must send a copy of the notice and the binding notice as soon as practicable to the trustees or managers of each section of the scheme (if different) and to all the employers in relation to the scheme.”.