http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/74/contentsThe Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002PensionsOccupational pensionsInsuranceLegal aid and adviceTrusteesPENSIONS2025-07-21Statute Law Database2002-04-01 These Regulations will give effect to the winding up provisions of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (“the 1995 Order”) as amended by sections 43 to 46 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (“the 2000 Act”). The Regulations introduce measures designed to speed up the winding up of occupational pension schemes. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 14The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014reg. 32 Sch. 10reg. 1(1)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 7(3)(a)The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014Sch. 9 para. 11(a)reg. 1(1)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 7(3A)The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014Sch. 9 para. 11(b)reg. 1(1)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 8(5)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up, Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007reg. 4(a)reg. 1(1)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 8(6)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up, Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007reg. 4(b)reg. 1(1)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 2 3The Occupational Pension Schemes (Independent Trustee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005reg. 14(c)reg. 1(1)The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 11The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding up, etc. ) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005reg. 12(1)reg. 1(3)reg. 1(2) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 1Citation, commencement and interpretation 2Schemes within Article 22: appointment of independent trustee 3Other schemes: notice to the Authority that Article 26B applies 4Persons exempted from duty to give notices to the Authority under Article 26A or 26B 5Schemes disapplied from Articles 26A and 26B 6Penalties for failing to give notice to the Authority under Article 26A or 26B 7Applications to the Authority to modify schemes to secure winding up 8Reports to the Authority about winding up: time limits 9Contents of reports to the Authority about winding up 10Exemption from requirement to make reports to the Authority about winding up 11Time when winding up taken to begin 12Records of decisions about winding up 13Directions by the Authority for facilitating winding up 14Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2002 No. 74 Made 5th March 2002 Coming into operation 1st April 2002 The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 109(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 and Articles 10(2)(b) and (3), 23(2), 26B(3)(b), 26C(2) and (3), 49A(1), (2)(b) and (3), 71A(4), 72A(1)(b), (2), (7) and (8)(a), 72B(2)(c)(iii), (3), (5)(c), (6)(c) and (8)(b), 115(2), 121(8) and 166(1) to (3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, and now vested in it, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: 1993 c. 49; section 109(1) was amended by section 48(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.)) S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22); Articles 26B and 26C were inserted by section 43(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000; Article 49A was inserted by section 45(3) of that Act; Article 71A was inserted by section 44 of that Act; Article 72A was inserted by section 45(1) of that Act; Article 72B was inserted by section 46 of that Act; Article 115(2) was amended by section 43(3) of that Act; Article 121(8) was added by section 45(2) of that Act See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481