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”.