250 Modification or waiver of rules.U.K.
(1)In this section “rules” means—
(a)trust scheme rules; or
(b)scheme particulars rules.
(2)The Authority may, on the application or with the consent of any person to whom any rules apply, direct that all or any of the rules—
(a)are not to apply to him as respects a particular scheme; or
(b)are to apply to him, as respects a particular scheme, with such modifications as may be specified in the direction.
(3)The Authority may, on the application or with the consent of the manager and trustee of a particular scheme acting jointly, direct that all or any of the rules—
(a)are not to apply to the scheme; or
(b)are to apply to the scheme with such modifications as may be specified in the direction.
(4)Subsections (3) to (9) and (11) of section 148 have effect in relation to a direction under subsection (2) as they have effect in relation to a direction under section 148(2) but with the following modifications—
(a)subsection (4)(a) is to be read as if the words “by the authorised person” were omitted;
(b)any reference to the authorised person (except in subsection (4)(a)) is to be read as a reference to the person mentioned in subsection (2); and
(c)subsection (7)(b) is to be read, in relation to a participant of the scheme, as if the word “commercial” were omitted.
(5)Subsections (3) to (9) and (11) of section 148 have effect in relation to a direction under subsection (3) as they have effect in relation to a direction under section 148(2) but with the following modifications—
(a)subsection (4)(a) is to be read as if the words “by the authorised person” were omitted;
(b)subsections (7)(b) and (11) are to be read as if references to the authorised person were references to each of the manager and the trustee of the scheme;
(c)subsection (7)(b) is to be read, in relation to a participant of the scheme, as if the word “commercial” were omitted;
(d)subsection (8) is to be read as if the reference to the authorised person concerned were a reference to the scheme concerned and to its manager and trustee; and
(e)subsection (9) is to be read as if the reference to the authorised person were a reference to the manager and trustee of the scheme acting jointly.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 250(2) amended (temp. from 3.9.2001 to 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2659, arts. 1(2), 3(6); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)