The Pensions Regulator (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions Regulator (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2009.

Amendment of the Pensions Regulator (Notifiable Events) Regulations

2.—(1) The Pensions Regulator (Notifiable Events) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) omit the definitions of “key employer posts” and “key scheme posts”.

(3) In regulation 2(2) (notifiable events)—

(a) in paragraph (1) omit sub-paragraph (b);

(b) in paragraph (2) omit sub-paragraphs (e) and (g).

Amendment of the Pensions Regulator (Financial Support Directions, etc.) Regulations

3.  For regulation 5 of the Pensions Regulator (Financial Support Directions, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(3) (prescribed period) substitute—

“Prescribed period

5.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the period prescribed for the purposes of Article 39(9) (financial support directions – prescription of relevant time) is 24 months.

(2) Until 6th April 2010 (“the transition date”) the period in paragraph (1) is reduced by a period equal to the number of complete months remaining until the transition date.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a complete month means a period from and including the sixth day of a month to and including the fifth day of the following month.”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th March 2009

(L.S.)

John O’Neill

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development