4.—(1) Subject to the provisions of regulation 2 and paragraph (4), the trustees of any scheme shall furnish in writing the information specified in Schedule 1 to persons in the categories specified in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) The information specified in Schedule 1 shall be furnished as of course to every member of the scheme within 13 weeks of his becoming a member.
(3) The information specified in Schedule 1 shall—
(a)in relation to an appropriate scheme, be given to—
(i)members of the scheme,
(ii)spouses of members,
(iii)beneficiaries under the scheme; and
(b)in relation to any other scheme, be given to—
(i)members of the scheme,
(ii)beneficiaries under the scheme,
on request (not being a request made by a person within 3 years of the last occasion on which the same person was furnished with information in accordance with paragraph (2) or this paragraph) as soon as practicable after he requests it.
(4) Where different information is applicable to different members and beneficiaries, nothing in this regulation shall be construed as requiring the trustees of the scheme to disclose information in relation to a member or beneficiary that is not relevant to his rights under the scheme.
(5) Any member who is entitled to be furnished with information specified in Schedule 1, in relation to any scheme, shall be notified by its trustees of any material alteration in the information specified in paragraph 1, 2, 4 or 8 of Schedule 1 within one month of the occurrence of the alteration.
(6) Any member who is entitled to be furnished with information specified in Schedule 1, in relation to any scheme, shall, except in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (7), be notified by its trustees of any intended material alteration in the information specified in paragraph 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 or 13 of Schedule 1 not less than 3 months before the alteration is intended to take effect.
(7) Where any intended material alteration in the information specified in those paragraphs of Schedule 1 mentioned in paragraph (6)—
(a)is consequential on events over which the trustees of the scheme had no control, and
(b)it is not possible for them to comply with the requirements of paragraph (6) within the 3 month period mentioned in that paragraph,
they shall comply with those requirements as soon as reasonably practicable after the intention is formed to make the alteration.
(8) When any information is provided in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation, it shall be accompanied by a written statement that further information about the scheme is available, giving the address to which enquiries about it should be sent.