Search Legislation

Advanced Search

The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Protected Rights) Regulations 1996

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made).

Personal pension schemes—notifications to the Secretary of State

16.—(1) Within 5 weeks after effect has been given to the protected rights of a member of a personal pension scheme, the trustees or managers of that scheme shall notify the Secretary of State in writing that effect has been given to those rights, giving such particulars as the Secretary of State may require to enable him—

(a)to identify the means by which effect has been given to them;

(b)where effect has been given to them by means of a pension, annuity or by the making of payments under an interim arrangement or lump sum, to identify the recipient of it;

(c)where effect has been given to them by means of an annuity, to identify the insurance company responsible for paying the annuity;

(d)where effect has been given to them by means of a transfer payment, to identify the personal or occupational pension scheme to which the transfer payment was made; and

(e)where effect has been given to them by means of a payment under an interim arrangement, to identify the appropriate personal pension scheme in respect of the interim arrangement and the starting date.

(2) The trustees or managers of a personal pension scheme which is or has been an appropriate scheme shall, if required to do so by the Secretary of State, in such manner and at such times as he may require, furnish to him such information relating to members of the scheme as he may require in order to know for what, if any, protected rights the scheme is responsible, and from what minimum contributions, minimum payments or transfer payments they derive.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources