Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30)

Part 1 U.K. Pension scheme membership for jobholders

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (temp. 1.7.2012 to 30.6.2020) by The Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1388), art. 2 (with saving in art. 5)

Chapter 5 U.K. Duty to establish a pension scheme

Pension scheme U.K.

71 Procedure for scheme orders U.K.

(1) Subsection (2) applies to any order under section 67 relating to a scheme, except the order establishing the scheme and an order taking effect at the same time as that order.

(2) The Secretary of State may not make the order without the consent of the trustees.

(3) But the trustees may not withhold their consent without giving reasons.

(4) The trustees must consult the members' panel and the employers' panel before deciding whether to give consent.