Pension Schemes Act 1993

135 Persons competent to make applications under s. 134

(1) The persons competent to make an application under section 134 in respect of a scheme are—

(a) in any case—

(i) the trustees or managers of the scheme;

(ii) any person other than the trustees or managers who has power to alter any of the rules of the scheme; and

(iii) any member of the scheme;

(b) in any case where the scheme is an occupational pension scheme, any person who is an employer of persons in service in an employment to which the scheme applies;

(c) in any case where the scheme is an occupational pension scheme and in the case of any application in respect of the voluntary contributions requirements, any prospective member of the scheme; and

(d) in any case other than an application in respect of a personal pension scheme in relation to requirements under section 113, such other persons as regulations may specify, in relation to any category of schemes into which the scheme falls, as being proper persons to make an application for the purposes of this section in respect of a scheme of that category.

(2) The reference in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) to other persons shall be construed in relation to any case as including persons other than those mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) by whom an application may be made in that case.