Explanatory Memorandum

Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012

2012 CHAPTER 3

1 June 2012

Commentary on Sections

Part 2: Automatic Enrolment

Section 11: Qualifying Schemes: administration charges

Section 11 amends section 16 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act to correct an anomaly in the existing legislation, where the Department has the power to cap administration charges charged by qualifying schemes in respect of active members but not deferred members of the scheme. Section 16 as amended will enable a cap on administration charges of qualifying schemes to apply to charges made to deferred members as well as charges made to active members.