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215G.—(1) Regulations may make provision with a view to securing that the trustees or managers of a relevant occupational pension scheme comply with a provision of regulations under Article 215D.
(2) The regulations may, among other things—
(a)provide for the Regulator to issue a notice (a “compliance notice”) to a person with a view to ensuring the person’s compliance with a provision of regulations under Article 215D;
(b)provide for the Regulator to issue a notice (a “third party compliance notice”) to a person with a view to ensuring another person’s compliance with a provision of the regulations;
(c)provide for the Regulator to issue a notice (a “penalty notice”) imposing a penalty on a person where the Regulator is of the opinion that the person—
(i)has failed to comply with a compliance notice or third party compliance notice, or
(ii)has contravened a provision of regulations under Article 215D;
(d)provide for the making of a reference to the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal in respect of the issue of a penalty notice or the amount of a penalty;
(e)confer other functions on the Regulator.
(3) The regulations may make provision for determining the amount, or the maximum amount, of a penalty in respect of a failure or contravention.
(4) But the amount of a penalty imposed under the regulations in respect of a failure or contravention must not exceed—
(a)£5,000, in the case of an individual, and
(b)£50,000, in any other case.
(5) In this Article “relevant occupational pension scheme” has the meaning given by Article 215F.]
F1Arts. 215D-215G inserted (11.2.2021 for specified purposes, 31.10.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by Pension Schemes Act 2021 (c. 1), s. 131(2)(c)(3)(a), Sch. 9 para. 3; S.R. 2022/291, art. 2
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