31(1)In the following provisions of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (which all relate to payments to pension schemes of contributions which are unpaid on employer's insolvency) the words " or a personal pension scheme " shall be inserted after the words "an occupational pension scheme"—
(a)section 123(1) and (3) ;
(b)section 124(2);
(c)section 125(3); and
(d)section 126(1).
(2)In section 123(2) of that Act for the words "in accordance with an occupational pension scheme" there shall be substituted the words "to an occupational pension scheme or a personal pension scheme ".
(3)In section 127(3) of that Act the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of "occupational pension scheme"—
“" personal pension scheme " means any scheme or arrangement which is comprised in one or more instruments or agreements and which has, or is capable of having, effect so as to provide benefits, in the form of pensions or otherwise, payable on death or retirement to or in respect of employees who have made arrangements with the trustees or managers of the scheme for them to become members of the scheme ;”.