Part 1

The Pensions Regulator

Provision of information, education and assistance

Provision of information, education and assistance
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1
The Regulator may provide such information, education and assistance as it considers appropriate to those involved in—
a
the administration of work-based pension schemes, or
b
advising the trustees or managers in relation to such schemes as to their operation.
2
To the extent that it is not authorised to do so under subsection (1), the Regulator may also provide such information, education and assistance as it considers appropriate to—
a
employers in relation to work-based pension schemes,
b
persons involved in advising such employers as to the operation of such schemes, or
c
persons upon whom duties are imposed by or by virtue of section 238 (information and advice to employees).
3
For the purposes of subsection (2), “employers in relation to work-based pension schemes” means, in the case of stakeholder pension schemes, the persons upon whom duties are imposed by or by virtue of section 3 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (duty of employers to facilitate access to stakeholder pension schemes).
4
In this section—
- “assistance” does not include financial assistance;
- “stakeholder pension scheme” and “work-based pension scheme” have the same meaning as in section 5 (Regulator’s objectives).
S. 12(1)(2)(a)(b)(3)(4) in force at 17.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3350, art. 2, Sch.
Pt. 1 applied in part (with modifications) (20.7.2005 for specified purposes, 1.9.2005 for specified purposes, 5.12.2005 for specified purposes) by The Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1986), regs. 1(1), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (as amended (17.7.2008) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1903), regs. 1, 5(2), 13; (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 5, 18; (2.4.2010) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1149), regs. 1, 5, 15)