Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) Regulations 20055

1

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) Regulations 20055 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

a

for ““host member State”” substitute ““host EEA state””;

b

in the definition of “qualifying person”—

i

for “a member State” in both places substitute “an EEA state”;

ii

for “that member State” substitute “that EEA state”;

c

in the definition of “qualifying self-employed person”—

i

for “a member State” substitute “an EEA state”;

ii

for “that member State” in both places substitute “that EEA state”;

d

in the definition of “seconded worker” for “a member State” substitute “an EEA state”.

3

In regulation 3 (meaning of “European employer” and “host member State” in Part 7 of the Pensions Act 2004)—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

for “host member State” substitute “host EEA state”;

ii

for “that member State” in both places substitute “that EEA state”;

b

in paragraph (5)—

i

for ““host member State”” substitute ““host EEA state””;

ii

for “the member State or States” in both places substitute “the EEA state or states”.

4

In regulation 12(2) (conditions for approval in relation to particular European employer) for “host member State” substitute “host EEA state”.

5

In regulation 13 (revocation of approval in relation to particular European employer)—

a

in paragraphs (1), (4), (5) and (6) for “host member State” in each place where those words appear substitute “host EEA state”;

b

in paragraph (7) for “host member States” in both places substitute “host EEA states”.

6

In paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 (additional information to be contained in applications for authorisation or approval)—

a

in sub-paragraphs (2)(c) and (7)(b), (c), (f), (h) and (i) for “host member State” substitute “host EEA state”;

b

in sub-paragraph (7)(a) for “member States” substitute “EEA states”.