9(1)If the administrator of a retirement benefits scheme defaults or cannot be traced or dies, the employer shall be responsible in his place for the discharge of all duties imposed on the administrator under the principal Chapter, with this Part of this Schedule, and shall be liable for any tax due from him in his capacity as administrator.
(2)No liability incurred under the principal Chapter or this Part of this Schedule by the administrator of a scheme, or by an employer, shall be affected by the termination of the scheme or by it ceasing to be an approved scheme, or to be an exempt approved scheme.
(3)References in this paragraph to the employer include, where the employer is resident outside the United Kingdom, references to any branch or agent of the employer in the United Kingdom, and in this sub-paragraph " branch or agent" has the meaning given by section 118(1) of the Management Act.