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Policies about winding up
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28.—(1) Regulations may require the trustees or managers of a pension scheme under which collective benefits may be provided—
(a)to have a policy about the winding up of the scheme or part of it;
(b)to follow that policy.
(2) The regulations may, in particular—
(a)require the trustees or managers to consult about the policy;
(b)make provision about the content of the policy;
(c)set out matters that the trustees or managers must take into account, or principles they must follow, in formulating the policy;
(d)make provision about reviewing and revising the policy.
(3) The regulations may, in particular, require the policy—
(a)to contain an explanation of the circumstances in which the trustees or managers are permitted or required to wind up the scheme or part and any requirements about the distribution of assets (including any order of priority);
(b)to contain an explanation of how the trustees or managers intend to use any powers to wind up the scheme or part and how they intend to use any powers in relation to the distribution of assets (including any order of priority);
(c)to contain an explanation of how the costs of winding up are required to be met or how the trustees or managers will use any powers to decide how those costs are to be met.
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